New York LaGuardiaLaGuardia Airport20:22·25°C·#239/327

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5 min early

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

Departures 5 min early, arrivals 11 min early. No cancellations across 194 tracked flights.

Hour by hour

20:00today on time on time

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

New York LaGuardia (LGA) delays today: departures are running 5 min early and arrivals 11 min early, across 194 flights tracked so far. No cancellations have been recorded. Security wait at LGA is up to 6 min at Terminal C, 1 min with PreCheck there. Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. As of 19:55 local. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 11 September 2026 at 20:56 UTC.

Departures315 timed

On time89%279

Delayed11%36

typical now 5 min early

Arrivals321 timed

On time89%287

Delayed11%34

typical now 11 min early

On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗

~~17:30~~ 21:20WS6413MIA Miami · gate 85+230 min

~~18:00~~ 21:46AA1795ORD Chicago · gate 17+226 min

~~20:09~~ 21:03AA2057ORD Chicago · gate 26+54 min

~~20:10~~ 20:20DL1014DTW Detroit · gate 78+10 min

20:15AA4561CHS Charleston · gate 41on time

20:15DL5681CMH Columbus · gate 92on time

20:18UA614IAH Houston · gate 46on time

20:20AA4598DTW Detroit · gate 27on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +41. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗

~~17:04~~ 21:16AA672DFW from Dallas-Fort Worth+252 min

~~18:22~~ 20:54DL856DFW from Dallas-Fort Worth+152 min

~~18:29~~ 20:35AA1806DFW from Dallas-Fort Worth+126 min

20:19AA4673RIC from Richmondon time

20:19WS7224GSO from Greensboroon time

20:29AA4396PIT from Pittsburghon time

~~21:30~~UA8400YUL from MontréalCancelled

Running late right now24 of 117 still on the board · 21%

+252

AA672 from Dallas-Fort Worth · arr 21:16

Flights this late at LGA still cancel only 7.0% of the time.

+230

WS6413 → Miami · dep 21:20

A +230 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

+226

AA1795 → Chicago · dep 21:46

A +226 min push, well beyond this airport's typical day.

+152

DL856 from Dallas-Fort Worth · arr 20:54

Typical claw-back on this sector is ~30 min.

In the air to LGAlive positions · 3-min feed

13aircraft inbound · next to land DL1390 from Chicago, lands ~20:24

DL1390Chicago

on final · ~20:24

AA1806Dallas-Fort Worth

lands ~20:27

AA672Dallas-Fort Worth

lands ~20:49

B61962West Palm Beach Donald J. Trump Intl

lands ~21:02

Positions as of 20:15 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs

FLLFort Lauderdale+50m

YTZToronto+18m

Why6 kt N winds, Few clouds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at LGA in our weather × delay record.

Security wait up to 6 min

Terminal C 6 min · PreCheck 1 min
Terminal B 3 min

Wait is measured at the checkpoint entrance. · As of 19:55 local.

Cancelled 0.0%0 of 194 A typical day here runs ~4.6%. 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 ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Last 30 days

Today is the 18th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +14 min departures.

Typical week here

+30

MON

+21

TUE

+23

WED

+33

THU

+20

FRI

+22

SAT

+21

SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Friday (+20 min), heaviest on Thursday (+33 min).

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New York LaGuardia airport delays today

LGA is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently 5 min early. Arrivals are 11 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 194 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 21:00 (on time 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 5 min early, arrivals 11 min early. No cancellations across 194 tracked flights.

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

Winds N-350 at 6kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 25°C, Dew 11°C, Alt 29.99 inHg, Few clouds at 25000ft. 25°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

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

Over the last 90 days, Friday averaged the lightest departure delays (+20 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+33 min).

How often are flights delayed at LGA today?

We tracked 194 flights today: departures 5 min early, arrivals 11 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for LGA?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds N-360 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft.

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Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes

VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.

Wind350° 6 kt

Visibility>10 km

Temp / dew25 / 11 °C

Pressure1016 hPa

KLGA 112351Z 35006KT 10SM FEW250 25/11 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02500111 10267 20244 53009

20:00 to 00:00VFRWinds N-360 at 8kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 25000ft

00:00 to 08:00VFRWinds NE-050 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear

08:00 to 12:00VFRWinds E-090 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 25000ft

12:00 to 16:00VFRWinds SE-140 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 8000ft, Scattered clouds at 15000ft, Broken layer at 25000ft

Dep index

0.0/5Arr index

0.0/5

METAR 19:51 local · 31m ago · delay window 16:56 local · How these are computed → methodology