Flights Philadelphia → New York
PHL → LGA
Route overview
The flight route connects Philadelphia to New York, utilizing a variety of aircraft including the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, Embraer 190, and Airbus A319. The destination airport in New York serves over 29 million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and demand for this route.
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 Philadelphia (PHL) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 54 flights monitored in recent months, 91% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.85%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.5/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Philadelphia (PHL) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 154 km, a flight time of roughly 37m.
Departures from Philadelphia on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of PHL-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 54 tracked PHL-LGA flights, 91% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.9% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about PHL-LGA
On the Philadelphia (PHL) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 91% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 54 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Philadelphia-New York is 1.85% across 54 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
