Flights Sarasota → New York
SRQ → LGA
Route overview
The flight route from Sarasota to New York operates with an average on-time performance rate of 74%, experiencing a mean delay of 22.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 173 flights using either Airbus A320 or A319 aircraft, serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates nearly 29 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 Sarasota (SRQ) → New York (LGA) route is operated by JetBlue Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 266 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.2/100 (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 Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Sarasota (SRQ) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 1,687 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 32m.
Departures from Sarasota on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of SRQ-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Sarasota the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 266 tracked SRQ-LGA flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 6.0% 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% |
| JetBlue Airways (B6) | 72% | 14 min | 1.7% |
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Frequently asked questions about SRQ-LGA
On the Sarasota (SRQ) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 266 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Sarasota-New York is 6.02% across 266 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: JetBlue Airways, 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.
