Flights Columbia → New York
CAE → LGA
How long is the flight from Columbia to New York?
The flight from Columbia (CAE) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Columbia to New York operates with an average on-time performance rate of 82%, experiencing a mean delay of 11.1 minutes per flight. With a total of 324 flights annually, this route serves the high-volume John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, which handles nearly 29 million passengers each 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 Columbia (CAE) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 771 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.87%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.7/100 (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 Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbia (CAE) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 994 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Columbia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of CAE-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbia the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 771 tracked CAE-LGA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 6.9% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about CAE-LGA
The flight from Columbia (CAE) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Columbia (CAE) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 771 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbia-New York is 6.87% across 771 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.
