Flights New York → Miami
LGA → MIA
Route overview
This flight route connects New York to Miami and operates with a Boeing 737-800, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, and Airbus A320. With an average delay of 24.3 minutes per flight and only 70% of flights arriving on time, punctuality is a challenge for this busy route serving one of the world's most traveled airports with over 50 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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 2132 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.92%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami 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 Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Miami (MIA) heads south for about 1,768 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 38m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 36% of LGA-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 2,132 tracked LGA-MIA flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 4.9% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-MIA
On the New York (LGA) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 2132 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Miami is 4.92% across 2132 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.
