American Airlines RDU to LGA on-time performance
American Airlines nonstop flights from Raleigh/Durham to New York · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
On-time arrivals
84%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
4.9%
3 flights
Avg arrival delay
9 min
48 min when late
Rank on route
#1 of 4
route average 70% on time
Key facts
- American Airlines flights on RDU to LGA arrived on time 84% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026.
- 4.9% were cancelled, and 5% arrived an hour or more late.
- That ranks #1 of 4 airlines on this route, which averaged 70% on time overall.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (40%).
On-time trend by month
Why this airline's flights were late
- Air traffic control & airport congestion40%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)39%
- Late-arriving aircraft15%
- Extreme weather5%
- Security0%
Other airlines on RDU to LGA
- Republic Airways70% on time · 25 min avg delay
- Delta Air Lines73% on time · 27 min avg delay
- Frontier Airlines59% on time · 26 min avg delay
Full RDU to LGA comparison →
American Airlines on-time record across all routes →
61 American Airlines flights tracked on this route; 3 cancelled, 0 diverted.
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.