State · NY · 2020–2025 BTS data
New York
According to the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, flights at New York's 15 airports run ahead of the national average on reliability, across 3,678,931 flight operations. Its busiest airport is New York, NY (LGA).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.5%
- On-time
- +1.5 pts
- vs US avg
- 81 min
- Delay when late
- 1.58%
- Cancelled
Key Performance Metrics
Airports
15
Total Flights
3,678,931
Best Airport
BGM 87.9%
Busiest Airport
LGA 1,574,867
Cancelled
58,206
Airports in New York
New York airports ranked by on-time rate
15 BTS-tracked airports, led by BGM at 87.9%
On-time rate by airport
- BGM
Binghamton, NY: 87.9% on-time, 4,852 flights
87.9 %
- ITH
Ithaca/Cortland, NY: 87.6% on-time, 6,186 flights
87.6 %
- ELM
Elmira/Corning, NY: 84.5% on-time, 13,181 flights
84.5 %
- OGS
Ogdensburg, NY: 84.3% on-time, 3,089 flights
84.3 %
- ROC
Rochester, NY: 82% on-time, 126,934 flights
82 %
- SYR
Syracuse, NY: 81.5% on-time, 131,663 flights
81.5 %
- LGA
New York, NY: 81.2% on-time, 1,574,867 flights
81.2 %
- PBG
Plattsburgh, NY: 81.1% on-time, 7,984 flights
81.1 %
- ALB
Albany, NY: 80.9% on-time, 129,222 flights
80.9 %
- BUF
Buffalo, NY: 80.6% on-time, 221,909 flights
80.6 %
- JFK
New York, NY: 79.4% on-time, 1,274,816 flights
79.4 %
- HPN
White Plains, NY: 79.1% on-time, 117,692 flights
79.1 %
- IAG
Niagara Falls, NY: 78.2% on-time, 5,099 flights
78.2 %
- ISP
Islip, NY: 77.9% on-time, 54,300 flights
77.9 %
- SWF
Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY: 76.3% on-time, 7,137 flights
76.3 %
What this shows Airports here range from 76.3% to 87.9% on-time.
| Code | Airport | City | Flights | On-Time | Avg Delay (when late) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA | New York, NY | New York | 1,574,867 | 81.2% | 80.6 min |
| JFK | New York, NY | New York | 1,274,816 | 79.4% | 82.5 min |
| BUF | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo | 221,909 | 80.6% | 75.7 min |
| SYR | Syracuse, NY | Syracuse | 131,663 | 81.5% | 79.9 min |
| ALB | Albany, NY | Albany | 129,222 | 80.9% | 77.0 min |
| ROC | Rochester, NY | Rochester | 126,934 | 82% | 77.1 min |
| HPN | White Plains, NY | White Plains | 117,692 | 79.1% | 87.5 min |
| ISP | Islip, NY | Islip | 54,300 | 77.9% | 71.0 min |
| ELM | Elmira/Corning, NY | Elmira/Corning | 13,181 | 84.5% | 94.3 min |
| PBG | Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh | 7,984 | 81.1% | 104.4 min |
| SWF | Newburgh/Poughkeepsie, NY | Newburgh/Poughkeepsie | 7,137 | 76.3% | 80.2 min |
| ITH | Ithaca/Cortland, NY | Ithaca/Cortland | 6,186 | 87.6% | 96.2 min |
| IAG | Niagara Falls, NY | Niagara Falls | 5,099 | 78.2% | 83.2 min |
| BGM | Binghamton, NY | Binghamton | 4,852 | 87.9% | 107.2 min |
| OGS | Ogdensburg, NY | Ogdensburg | 3,089 | 84.3% | 144.1 min |
Monthly Trends
Recent 24 months of statewide flight data.
| Period | Departures | Arrivals | Dep Delayed | Arr Delayed | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 26,247 | 26,239 | 7,860 | 8,212 | 1,129 |
| Nov 2025 | 26,249 | 26,245 | 5,777 | 6,634 | 836 |
| Oct 2025 | 27,161 | 27,125 | 5,387 | 6,428 | 465 |
| Sep 2025 | 25,613 | 25,611 | 3,796 | 4,088 | 190 |
| Aug 2025 | 27,036 | 27,034 | 5,381 | 5,865 | 363 |
| Jul 2025 | 27,509 | 27,501 | 7,616 | 8,260 | 1,817 |
| Jun 2025 | 26,246 | 26,247 | 6,830 | 8,072 | 889 |
| May 2025 | 26,632 | 26,606 | 5,669 | 7,126 | 332 |
| Apr 2025 | 26,150 | 26,130 | 3,966 | 4,899 | 141 |
| Mar 2025 | 26,172 | 26,174 | 4,827 | 5,889 | 308 |
| Feb 2025 | 23,486 | 23,492 | 4,528 | 4,943 | 626 |
| Jan 2025 | 24,892 | 24,894 | 4,250 | 4,974 | 617 |
| Dec 2024 | 29,779 | 29,804 | 6,982 | 7,242 | 140 |
| Nov 2024 | 29,734 | 29,730 | 3,540 | 3,907 | 23 |
| Oct 2024 | 31,729 | 31,718 | 3,579 | 3,880 | 255 |
| Sep 2024 | 30,544 | 30,534 | 3,647 | 4,010 | 109 |
| Aug 2024 | 32,060 | 32,051 | 7,586 | 8,344 | 2,051 |
| Jul 2024 | 32,435 | 32,439 | 8,612 | 9,566 | 1,453 |
| Jun 2024 | 30,840 | 30,839 | 6,658 | 7,540 | 964 |
| May 2024 | 31,543 | 31,538 | 6,454 | 7,285 | 378 |
| Apr 2024 | 30,297 | 30,300 | 5,146 | 5,459 | 354 |
| Mar 2024 | 30,384 | 30,391 | 5,600 | 6,123 | 179 |
| Feb 2024 | 28,086 | 28,093 | 4,152 | 4,467 | 430 |
| Jan 2024 | 28,471 | 28,494 | 5,855 | 6,412 | 1,238 |
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Read the analysis →What the Data Says About Flying in New York
New York (NY) has 15 airports tracked in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time performance dataset, which together handled 3,678,931 flights. Across those flights, the statewide on-time rate comes in at 80.5%, with 58,206 cancellations producing a 1.58% cancellation rate. The average delay when a flight runs late is 81.0 minutes. Together these numbers are the most useful summary of what air travel through New York airports looks like in aggregate, and they provide the baseline for comparing individual airports against each other and against national averages.
The busiest airport in New York is New York, NY (LGA) in New York, which handled 1,574,867 flights at a 81.2% on-time rate and an average delay of 80.6 minutes. On the reliability front, Binghamton, NY (BGM) posts the highest on-time rate at 87.9% across 4,852 flights, worth comparing if you have flexibility on origin or destination airport within New York. Performance can differ sharply between a state's biggest hub and its smaller airports, so airport-level pages are the right place to dig into specifics.
Why the spread? Delays in New York - as everywhere in the BTS dataset, break down into five categories: late-arriving aircraft, carrier issues like maintenance and crew, National Aviation System constraints such as air traffic control and airspace congestion, weather, and security. The relative mix changes by airport and season: a small regional airport may see weather dominate, while a major hub tends to lean on late-aircraft and NAS delays. For travelers choosing flights through New York, the combination of a 80.5% statewide on-time rate, 81.0-minute average delay when late, and 1.58% cancellation rate is the concrete benchmark to weigh against specific airports and carriers.
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- Binghamton, NY (BGM) is the most reliable airport in New York among those with meaningful traffic. BGM profile
- New York, NY handles the most traffic in the state; its performance weighs heavily on the state average. LGA profile
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates every in-state airport's on-time performance and a 24-month delay trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.