LGA LaGuardia Airport
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New York LaGuardiaLaGuardia Airport11:50·11°C·#244/327
OPSSMOOTH WEATHERVFR
3 min early

New York LaGuardia (LGA) airport average departure delay right now

Departures 3 min early, arrivals 8 min early. No cancellations across 132 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
11:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

New York LaGuardia (LGA) delays today: 81% of the 197 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running 3 min early and arrivals 8 min early, across 132 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Security wait at LGA is up to 5 min at Terminal B, 3 min with PreCheck there. Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. As of 11:25 local. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 18 October 2026 at 14:54 UTC.

Departures114 timed
On time81%92
Delayed19%22
typical now 3 min early
Arrivals83 timed
On time80%66
Delayed20%17
typical now 8 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
10:50 12:59DL5042RDU Raleigh/Durham · gate 70+129 min
11:00 12:30AA4605TUL Tulsa · gate 11+90 min
11:05 12:45AA2378MIA Miami · gate 17+100 min
11:35 11:55UA8231YYZ Toronto · gate B51+20 min
11:43DL5046CLT Charlotte · gate 70on time
11:45DL5346PWM Portland · gate 74on time
11:45DL5669CMH Columbus · gate 94on time
11:46DL1404CHS Charleston · gate 87on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +35. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
07:59 13:32DL5454ALB from Albany+333 min
10:20 13:46AA4578GSP from Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg+206 min
11:05 12:21AA4774RDU from Raleigh/Durham+76 min
11:42DL557ATL from Atlantaon time
11:43DL5797RIC from Richmondon time
11:44 12:07DL5332CLE from Cleveland+23 min
Running late right now48 of 660 still on the board · 7.3%
+333
DL5454 from Albany · arr 13:32
Flights this late at LGA still cancel only 5.5% of the time.
+206
AA4578 from Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg · arr 13:46
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
+170
AA4591 from Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers · arr 16:37
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~28 min.
+139
AA4738 from Buffalo · arr 14:18
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to LGAlive positions · 3-min feed
31aircraft inbound · next to land WN1895 from Chicago, lands ~11:52
WN1895Chicago
on final · ~11:52
DL2396West Palm Beach Donald J. Trump Intl
on final · ~11:52
DL1181Fort Lauderdale
lands ~12:00
DL2412Sarasota/Bradenton
lands ~12:05

Positions as of 11:45 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
PWMPortland+32m
DFWDallas-Fort Worth+24m
RDURaleigh/Durham+19m
DCAWashington+17m
YYZToronto+16m
Why8 kt NE winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at LGA in our weather × delay record.
Security wait up to 5 min
  • Terminal B 5 min · PreCheck 3 min
  • Terminal C 1 min · PreCheck 1 min
Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. · As of 11:25 local.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 132 A typical day here runs ~3.3%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 4th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +0 min departures.

Typical week here
+20
MON
+9
TUE
+11
WED
+20
THU
+12
FRI
+10
SAT
+15
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+9 min), heaviest on Thursday (+20 min).

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Sample · what you getLGA went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/new-york-LGA

New York LaGuardia airport delays today

LGA is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently 3 min early. Arrivals are 8 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 132 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 12:00 (+3 min expected).

Other New York airports: JFK EWR · Nearby gateways: JFK EWR HPN PHL BDL ILG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from New York LaGuardia

Is New York LaGuardia (LGA) delayed right now?

LGA is running smoothly. Departures 3 min early, arrivals 8 min early. No cancellations across 132 tracked flights. 81% of the 197 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at New York LaGuardia (LGA)?

Winds NE-050 at 8kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 11°C, Dew 2°C, Alt 30.61 inHg, Sky clear. 11°C. wind 8 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from New York LaGuardia (LGA)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+9 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+20 min).

How often are flights delayed at LGA today?

We tracked 132 flights today: departures 3 min early, arrivals 8 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for LGA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NE-040 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind50° 8 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew11 / 2 °C
Pressure1037 hPa
KLGA 181451Z 05008KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3061 RMK AO2 SLP363 T01110017 51015
11:00 to 19:00VFRWinds NE-040 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
19:00 to 02:00VFRWinds ENE-060 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
02:00 to 10:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
10:00 to 14:00VFRWinds NE-040 at 12kt gusting to 18kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft
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METAR 10:51 local · 59m ago · delay window 10:54 local · How these are computed → methodology