Flights Houston → New York
HOU → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to New York has a punctuality rate of 64%, with an average delay of 23.9 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 335 flights connecting two major cities, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates 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 Houston (HOU) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 424 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (HOU) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 2,295 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 17m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of HOU-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 424 tracked HOU-LGA flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 4.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about HOU-LGA
On the Houston (HOU) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 424 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-New York is 4.72% across 424 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
