Flights New York → Memphis
LGA → MEM
Route overview
This flight route operates from New York to Memphis with a Canadair Regional Jet 900 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the course of its operation, it averages a delay of 12.7 minutes per flight, based on 391 total flights recorded. The destination airport in Memphis serves over 4.35 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 509 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.09%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 33.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis 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 Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Memphis (MEM) heads west for about 1,547 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 21m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of LGA-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 509 tracked LGA-MEM flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 6.1% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-MEM
On the New York (LGA) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 509 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Memphis is 6.09% across 509 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.
