Flights St. Louis → New York
STL → LGA
How long is the flight from St. Louis to New York?
The flight from St. Louis (STL) to New York (LGA) 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 St. Louis to New York operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay of 15.7 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this busy destination airport serves approximately 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 St. Louis (STL) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines. Across 2255 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.68%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from St. Louis (STL) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,426 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 6m.
Departures from St. Louis on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 41% of STL-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing St. Louis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,255 tracked STL-LGA flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 5.7% 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 STL-LGA
The flight from St. Louis (STL) to New York (LGA) 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 St. Louis (STL) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 2255 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on St. Louis-New York is 5.68% across 2255 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest 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.
