Flights Charlottesville VA → New York
CHO → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Charlottesville, Virginia to New York operates with a high frequency of 246 flights and uses aircraft such as the Embraer RJ140 and Canadair Regional Jet 700. With an on-time performance rate of 75%, these flights experience an average delay of 25.4 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States with over 29 million passengers annually.
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 Charlottesville VA (CHO) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 33.4/100 (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 Charlottesville VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlottesville VA (CHO) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 491 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Charlottesville VA on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of CHO-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlottesville VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 365 tracked CHO-LGA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 7.7% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CHO-LGA
On the Charlottesville VA (CHO) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlottesville VA-New York is 7.67% across 365 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.
