Flights Key West → New York
EYW → LGA
How long is the flight from Key West to New York?
The flight from Key West (EYW) to New York (LGA) takes about 2h 51m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Key West to New York has a moderate on-time performance rate of 71%, with an average delay time of 19.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 178 flights, connecting one of Florida's southernmost cities with one of the world’s busiest travel hubs, which 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 Key West (EYW) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 280 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (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 Key West the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Key West (EYW) to New York (LGA) heads north for about 1,947 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Key West on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of EYW-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Key West the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 280 tracked EYW-LGA flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 5.4% 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% |
Airlines operating EYW-LGA
Frequently asked questions about EYW-LGA
The flight from Key West (EYW) to New York (LGA) takes about 2h 51m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Key West (EYW) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 280 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Key West-New York is 5.36% across 280 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.
