Best time to fly Richmond to New York

Every month pooled across the years on record, so "July" means July generally rather than one particular July. Full RIC to LGA record →

Best month

June

84.2% on time · 183 flights

Worst month

December

56.9% on time · 184 flights

Month Flights On time Cancelled When late, by
January 169 82.4% 9.47% 69 min
February 180 76.8% 8.89% 57 min
March 197 65.1% 12.69% 72 min
April 207 75.1% 0.48% 82 min
May 211 79.6% 2.37% 88 min
June 183 84.2% 6.56% 104 min
July 173 61.3% 9.83% 94 min
August 165 74.1% 1.82% 64 min
September 184 78% 1.09% 79 min
October 203 66.3% 3.45% 77 min
November 208 67.2% 6.25% 85 min
December 184 56.9% 5.43% 86 min

What a seasonal pattern can and cannot tell you

Months differ for reasons that repeat — summer thunderstorms in the American interior, winter fog and de-icing in northern Europe, school holidays filling every seat and leaving no slack in the schedule. Those are real and they come back each year.

What the pattern cannot do is forecast a particular flight. A quiet month has late days and a bad month has punctual ones. Treat this as a way to choose between two dates you are indifferent about, not as a promise.