Flights New York → Louisville
LGA → SDF
How long is the flight from New York to Louisville?
The flight from New York (LGA) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
This flight route operates between New York and Louisville with an average on-time performance of 81%, featuring a mean delay of 7.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 260 flights are conducted using Embraer RJ140 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles around 3,346,545 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) → Louisville (SDF) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 767 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Louisville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Louisville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Louisville (SDF) heads west for about 1,058 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 46% of LGA-SDF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Louisville it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 767 tracked LGA-SDF flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 4.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-SDF
The flight from New York (LGA) to Louisville (SDF) takes 1h 52m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the New York (LGA) -> Louisville (SDF) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 767 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Louisville is 4.43% across 767 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
