Flights New York → Raleigh-durham
LGA → RDU
Route overview
The flight route from New York to Raleigh-Durham operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 11 minutes. The route sees approximately 1,079 total flights annually and uses aircraft such as the Embraer RJ140 and Canadair Regional Jet 700 to serve one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, which handles nearly 14.5 million passengers per year.
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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1381 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 34.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham 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 Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads south-west for about 693 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 17m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of LGA-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,381 tracked LGA-RDU flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 7.0% 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-RDU
On the New York (LGA) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 1381 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Raleigh-durham is 7.02% across 1381 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.
