LGA to MEM flight delays
New York, NY (LGA) Memphis, TN (MEM) · 963 miles
1,036 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
76.1%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
5.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
71 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
18 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: 5.21% 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 April it ran 22.7 points more punctual than in December — 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.
Only Republic Airways flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
The New York to Memphis route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on LGA to MEM. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in December.
Every airline on LGA to MEM
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 | 1,036 | 76.1% | 5.21% | 71 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MEM to LGA Memphis back to New York 79.41% on time DOther routes from New York
Common questions
Are flights from New York to Memphis usually delayed?
76.1% of flights on the LGA to MEM 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 airlines fly from New York to Memphis?
Only Republic Airways appears in the published record on this route, with 1,036 flights and 76.1% arriving on time.
How often are LGA to MEM flights cancelled?
5.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 52 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly New York to Memphis?
April, when 86.5% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 63.8%.
When LGA to MEM flights are late, how late are they?
About 71 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 LGA to MEM during January 2025 – August 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 →