Flights Dayton → New York
DAY → LGA
Route overview
The flight route operates from Dayton, a city with an airport that has been in service since 1937, to the bustling metropolis of New York. The destination airport serves over 29 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the world. The journey is carried out using an Embraer RJ140 aircraft.
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 Dayton (DAY) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 49 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 7 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.04%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.4/100 (low), 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 Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dayton (DAY) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 882 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Dayton on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 57% of DAY-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dayton the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 49 tracked DAY-LGA flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 7 min and a 2.0% 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 DAY-LGA
On the Dayton (DAY) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 7 minutes, based on 49 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dayton-New York is 2.04% across 49 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.
