ILM to LGA flight delays
Wilmington, NC (ILM) New York, NY (LGA) · 500 miles
2,515 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.53%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
4.69%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
72 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
16 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth pricing here: 4.69% of scheduled flights never operated. A late flight still gets you there. A cancelled one leaves you rebooking, and on a route with few daily departures that can mean losing a day.
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 33.9 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 72 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 2 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Endeavor Air arrived on time most often on ILM to LGA. Republic Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in March.
Every airline on ILM to LGA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 2,010 | 79.3% | 4.98% | 76 min | D |
| Endeavor Air | 505 | 80.45% | 3.56% | 54 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
LGA to ILM New York back to Wilmington 77.91% on time DCommon questions
Are flights from Wilmington to New York usually delayed?
79.53% of flights on the ILM to LGA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Wilmington to New York?
Endeavor Air, at 80.45% on time across 505 flights. The least punctual on the route was Republic Airways at 79.3%.
How often are ILM to LGA flights cancelled?
4.69% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 47 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly Wilmington to New York?
September, when 93.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 59.5%.
When ILM to LGA flights are late, how late are they?
About 72 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ILM to LGA during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →