Flights New York → St. Louis
LGA → STL
How long is the flight from New York to St. Louis?
The flight from New York (LGA) to St. Louis (STL) takes 2h 6m 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
The flight route from New York to St. Louis operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 and has an on-time performance rate of 75%. Over the course of its operation, it experiences an average delay of 11.1 minutes per flight, based on a total of 895 flights recorded. The destination airport serves over thirteen 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The New York (LGA) → St. Louis (STL) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2222 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.17%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At St. Louis 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 St. Louis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from New York (LGA) to St. Louis (STL) heads west for about 1,426 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from New York on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 45% of LGA-STL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into St. Louis it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,222 tracked LGA-STL flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 6.2% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LGA-STL
The flight from New York (LGA) to St. Louis (STL) takes 2h 6m 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) -> St. Louis (STL) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 2222 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on New York-St. Louis is 6.17% across 2222 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at St. Louis, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
