Flights Lexington KY → New York
LEX → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Lexington, Kentucky to New York operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 87%. With an average delay of just 5.4 minutes and a total of 79 flights recorded, this route serves the busy destination airport which handles over 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 Lexington KY (LEX) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 79 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 10.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.6/100 (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 Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Lexington KY (LEX) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 971 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 38m.
Departures from Lexington KY on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 94% of LEX-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Lexington KY the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 79 tracked LEX-LGA flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 10.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about LEX-LGA
On the Lexington KY (LEX) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 79 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Lexington KY-New York is 10.13% across 79 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.
