Flights New York → Cleveland
LGA → CLE
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Cleveland operates with a high frequency of 735 flights, featuring Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Embraer 170 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, the average delay is approximately 18 minutes, serving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which has been in operation since 1925 and currently handles over 8.6 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 New York (LGA) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 934 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.96%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Cleveland (CLE) heads west for about 672 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 16m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of LGA-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 934 tracked LGA-CLE flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 7.0% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-CLE
On the New York (LGA) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 934 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Cleveland is 6.96% across 934 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Delta Air Lines, United 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.
