Flights New York → Columbia
LGA → CAE
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Columbia operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 71%, experiencing an average delay of 21.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 324 flights serving a busy destination airport that handles approximately 1,063,630 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) → Columbia (CAE) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 374 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.49%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbia 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 Columbia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Columbia (CAE) heads south-west for about 994 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 40m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 55% of LGA-CAE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 374 tracked LGA-CAE flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 7.5% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 LGA-CAE
On the New York (LGA) -> Columbia (CAE) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 374 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Columbia is 7.49% across 374 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.
