Flights Cleveland → New York
CLE → LGA
How long is the flight from Cleveland to New York?
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Cleveland to New York operates with a high frequency of 722 flights, featuring aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170. With an on-time performance rate of 77%, these flights average a delay of approximately 19.6 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in the world 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 Cleveland (CLE) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 1754 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Cleveland (CLE) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 672 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 12m.
Departures from Cleveland on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of CLE-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,754 tracked CLE-LGA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 6.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLE-LGA
The flight from Cleveland (CLE) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 12m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Cleveland (CLE) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 1754 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Cleveland-New York is 6.50% across 1754 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
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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.
