LGA → DTW American Airlines

American Airlines · New York, NY to Detroit, MI · 1,033 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 12 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 +61 min or later.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+61 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How on-time is American Airlines from LGA to DTW?

Across every American Airlines flight number on LGA → DTW (1,033 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 75% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -5 min; the worst 10% ran +61 min or later. 5% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time73775%
16-30 min798%
31-60 min647%
61-120 min707%
2+ hrs293%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-075770%+20 min
2025-087481%+3 min
2025-0910585%0 min
2025-1011067%+17 min
2025-118273%+11 min
2025-127764%+23 min
2026-017474%+8 min
2026-027377%+2 min
2026-038174%+15 min
2026-048481%0 min
2026-058488%0 min
2026-067867%+24 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14972%
Tue15479%
Wed15376%
Thu15368%
Fri15282%
Sat9577%
Sun12372%

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