Flights New York → Key West
LGA → EYW
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Key West demonstrates a high level of punctuality with an on-time performance rate of 89%. Over the course of the year, there have been 178 flights along this route, each averaging only a 1.8-minute delay, serving one of the busiest destination airports in the region which handles nearly 969,069 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) → Key West (EYW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 239 flights monitored in recent months, 89% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.44%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Key West 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 Key West: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Key West (EYW) heads south-west for about 1,947 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 74% of LGA-EYW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Key West it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 239 tracked LGA-EYW flights, 89% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 5.4% 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-EYW
On the New York (LGA) -> Key West (EYW) route, on-time performance is 89% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 239 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Key West is 5.44% across 239 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Key West, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
