Flights New York → Savannah
LGA → SAV
Route overview
This flight route operates from New York to Savannah with a high frequency of 281 total flights, using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. The on-time performance is at 75%, with an average delay of 12.6 minutes, serving a destination airport that handles over three 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) → Savannah (SAV) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 365 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.67%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Savannah 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 Savannah: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to Savannah (SAV) heads south-west for about 1,163 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 35% of LGA-SAV flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Savannah it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 365 tracked LGA-SAV flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 7.7% 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-SAV
On the New York (LGA) -> Savannah (SAV) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 365 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-Savannah is 7.67% across 365 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.
