Flights Roanoke VA → New York
ROA → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Roanoke, Virginia to New York operates with an Embraer RJ140 aircraft and has a moderate on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay of 20.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves nearly 29 million passengers.
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 Roanoke VA (ROA) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 212 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.08%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.7/100 (medium), 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 Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Roanoke VA (ROA) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 652 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 14m.
Departures from Roanoke VA on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 48% of ROA-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Roanoke VA the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 212 tracked ROA-LGA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 7.1% 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 ROA-LGA
On the Roanoke VA (ROA) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 212 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Roanoke VA-New York is 7.08% across 212 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.
