Flights Boston → New York
BOS → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Boston to New York operates with a high frequency of 1,808 flights annually and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with the average delay being approximately 11.6 minutes. The aircraft used for this route include the Embraer 190, Airbus A319, and Embraer 175, serving a destination airport that handles over 29 million passengers per year.
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 Boston (BOS) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 2416 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.2/100 (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 Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Boston (BOS) to New York (LGA) heads south-west for about 296 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Boston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of BOS-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Boston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,416 tracked BOS-LGA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 6.6% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BOS-LGA
On the Boston (BOS) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 2416 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Boston-New York is 6.62% across 2416 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
