Flights Columbus → New York
CMH → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Columbus to New York has a high on-time performance rate of 82%, with an average delay of just 9.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 775 flights operated by Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer RJ140 aircraft, connecting passengers from Columbus's historic airport, which opened in 1929, to one of the world’s busiest airports serving nearly 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 Columbus (CMH) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1001 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.79%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.1/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 768 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 42% of CMH-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,001 tracked CMH-LGA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 5.8% 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 CMH-LGA
On the Columbus (CMH) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 1001 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-New York is 5.79% across 1001 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.
