Flights Memphis → New York
MEM → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to New York operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 and has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 16.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 391 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, 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 Memphis (MEM) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 508 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,547 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 21m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 41% of MEM-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 508 tracked MEM-LGA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 6.7% 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 MEM-LGA
On the Memphis (MEM) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 508 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-New York is 6.69% across 508 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.
