Flights Bangor → New York
BGR → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Bangor to New York operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 6.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 172 flights using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 29 million passengers.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bangor (BGR) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 228 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bangor the average ATFM delay is 5.1 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bangor (BGR) to New York (LGA) heads south-west for about 608 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 11m.
Departures from Bangor on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of BGR-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bangor the average ATFM delay is 5.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 228 tracked BGR-LGA flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 6.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about BGR-LGA
On the Bangor (BGR) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 228 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bangor-New York is 6.58% across 228 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
