RDU → LGA American Airlines

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to New York, NY · 1,932 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 40 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 54% departing 6–9pm.
On-time arrival
70%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
6%

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

Across every American Airlines flight number on RDU → LGA (1,932 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 70% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -1 min; the worst 10% ran +77 min or later. 6% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1,26370%
16-30 min1538%
31-60 min1609%
61-120 min1267%
2+ hrs1066%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-0713565%+24 min
2025-0815479%+8 min
2025-0915975%+13 min
2025-1015962%+26 min
2025-1115261%+32 min
2025-1215160%+33 min
2026-0114277%+4 min
2026-0213869%+18 min
2026-0314860%+24 min
2026-0416572%+9 min
2026-0516581%+4 min
2026-0614074%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon27271%
Tue29675%
Wed28868%
Thu28166%
Fri28966%
Sat14281%
Sun24066%

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