Flights Myrtle Beach → New York
MYR → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Myrtle Beach to New York operates with a mix of Embraer 175 and Airbus A320 aircraft, serving the high-traffic New York airport which handles over 29 million passengers annually. With 74% of flights arriving on time and an average delay of 21.9 minutes for delayed flights, this route experiences moderate punctuality.
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 Myrtle Beach (MYR) → New York (LGA) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines. Across 297 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 30.7/100 (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 Myrtle Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 907 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 33m.
Departures from Myrtle Beach on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of MYR-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Myrtle Beach the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 297 tracked MYR-LGA flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 6.4% 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% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
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Frequently asked questions about MYR-LGA
On the Myrtle Beach (MYR) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 297 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Myrtle Beach-New York is 6.40% across 297 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, Spirit 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.
