Flights Greensboro → New York
GSO → LGA
How long is the flight from Greensboro to New York?
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 4m 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 Greensboro to New York operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, experiencing a mean delay of 10.4 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 651 flights using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ140 and various models of the Canadair Regional Jet series, serving a destination airport that handles 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 Greensboro (GSO) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1435 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.5/100 (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 Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Greensboro (GSO) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 741 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Greensboro on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 44% of GSO-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Greensboro the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,435 tracked GSO-LGA flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 7.1% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about GSO-LGA
The flight from Greensboro (GSO) to New York (LGA) takes 1h 4m 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 Greensboro (GSO) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1435 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Greensboro-New York is 7.11% across 1435 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.
