LGA → ATL Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · New York, NY to Atlanta, GA · 935 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04 · aggregated across 31 flight numbers

This route is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is -5 min, while the worst 10% run +63 min or later.
On-time arrival
74%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+63 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from LGA to ATL?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on LGA → ATL (935 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-03-04), 74% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +63 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time66974%
16-30 min647%
31-60 min738%
61-120 min546%
2+ hrs404%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0711062%+36 min
2025-0811476%+9 min
2025-0911285%+10 min
2025-1011361%+22 min
2025-1111369%+17 min
2025-1211871%+23 min
2026-0110887%-10 min
2026-029683%-5 min
2026-031688%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon13377%
Tue14078%
Wed14377%
Thu13471%
Fri13574%
Sat8780%
Sun12865%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…