New York LaGuardia (LGA)

LGA / KLGA · operated by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Official · May 2026

2,786,452

LaGuardia Airport handled 2,786,452 passengers in May 2026, down 5.5% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1990–2026 (437 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 96.3% 2,683,243
  • International 3.7% 103,209
Against 2019 -1.5% same month, before the pandemic
International share 4% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 2,786,452 −5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 2,700,209 −1.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 2,578,736 −4.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 2,140,807 −1.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 2,253,642 −3.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 2,774,774 −3.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 2,634,714 −3.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 2,892,748 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 2,716,166 −0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 2,991,520 +1.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 2,869,009 −5.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 2,820,962 −3.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 2,947,479 −2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 2,752,523 −1.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 2,689,661 −5.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 2,172,492 −8.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 2,336,981 +2.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 2,887,371 +6.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 2,730,572 −3.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 2,927,592 +2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 2,737,898 +5.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 2,938,314 −0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 3,027,653 +8.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 2,916,793 +5.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay06:00–07:002.0min · 18,842 recorded · 18,329 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour38.9min06:00 ↔ 22:00
Recorded flights256,559LaGuardia Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 93.7% · 970 recorded · 935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 93.6% · 18,842 recorded · 18,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 92.2% · 19,681 recorded · 19,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 89.9% · 15,715 recorded · 15,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 87.9% · 17,537 recorded · 17,134 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 85.7% · 14,661 recorded · 14,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 84.2% · 16,881 recorded · 16,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 82.8% · 14,995 recorded · 14,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 81.6% · 14,700 recorded · 14,404 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 76.8% · 16,735 recorded · 16,304 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 73.2% · 19,435 recorded · 18,919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 72.5% · 14,239 recorded · 13,767 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 70.4% · 16,517 recorded · 15,899 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 69.3% · 16,792 recorded · 16,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 69.5% · 15,147 recorded · 14,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 68.1% · 13,746 recorded · 12,904 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 68.7% · 8,621 recorded · 8,092 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 59.0% · 1,333 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 12 recorded · 12 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 2.7 min · 970 recorded · 935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2.0 min · 18,842 recorded · 18,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2.8 min · 19,681 recorded · 19,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 2.7 min · 15,715 recorded · 15,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 5.8 min · 17,537 recorded · 17,134 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 6.5 min · 14,661 recorded · 14,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 8.0 min · 16,881 recorded · 16,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 8.9 min · 14,995 recorded · 14,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 10.2 min · 14,700 recorded · 14,404 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 15.3 min · 16,735 recorded · 16,304 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 17.5 min · 19,435 recorded · 18,919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 18.6 min · 14,239 recorded · 13,767 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 21.3 min · 16,517 recorded · 15,899 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 24.2 min · 16,792 recorded · 16,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 23.0 min · 15,147 recorded · 14,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 23.5 min · 13,746 recorded · 12,904 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 20.8 min · 8,621 recorded · 8,092 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 40.9 min · 1,333 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 12 recorded · 12 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 970 · 970 recorded · 935 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 18,842 · 18,842 recorded · 18,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 19,681 · 19,681 recorded · 19,185 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 15,715 · 15,715 recorded · 15,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 17,537 · 17,537 recorded · 17,134 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 14,661 · 14,661 recorded · 14,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 16,881 · 16,881 recorded · 16,583 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 14,995 · 14,995 recorded · 14,713 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 14,700 · 14,700 recorded · 14,404 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 16,735 · 16,735 recorded · 16,304 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 19,435 · 19,435 recorded · 18,919 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 14,239 · 14,239 recorded · 13,767 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 16,517 · 16,517 recorded · 15,899 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 16,792 · 16,792 recorded · 16,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 15,147 · 15,147 recorded · 14,377 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 13,746 · 13,746 recorded · 12,904 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 8,621 · 8,621 recorded · 8,092 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 1,333 · 1,333 recorded · 1,262 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · 12 · 12 recorded · 12 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0093.7%2.7 min935970
06:0093.6%2.0 min18,32918,842
07:0092.2%2.8 min19,18519,681
08:0089.9%2.7 min15,33415,715
09:0087.9%5.8 min17,13417,537
10:0085.7%6.5 min14,40014,661
11:0084.2%8.0 min16,58316,881
12:0082.8%8.9 min14,71314,995
13:0081.6%10.2 min14,40414,700
14:0076.8%15.3 min16,30416,735
15:0073.2%17.5 min18,91919,435
16:0072.5%18.6 min13,76714,239
17:0070.4%21.3 min15,89916,517
18:0069.3%24.2 min16,06216,792
19:0069.5%23.0 min14,37715,147
20:0068.1%23.5 min12,90413,746
21:0068.7%20.8 min8,0928,621
22:0059.0%40.9 min1,2621,333
23:00Fewer than 200 measured departures1212

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 79.2% · 39,752 recorded · 37,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 82.0% · 39,301 recorded · 38,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 82.7% · 38,778 recorded · 37,793 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 78.3% · 38,575 recorded · 37,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 78.6% · 38,920 recorded · 38,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.6% · 24,505 recorded · 24,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 76.4% · 36,728 recorded · 35,113 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 14.0 min · 39,752 recorded · 37,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 10.1 min · 39,301 recorded · 38,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 10.1 min · 38,778 recorded · 37,793 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 14.1 min · 38,575 recorded · 37,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 13.9 min · 38,920 recorded · 38,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 10.3 min · 24,505 recorded · 24,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.9 min · 36,728 recorded · 35,113 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 39,752 · 39,752 recorded · 37,778 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 39,301 · 39,301 recorded · 38,280 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 38,778 · 38,778 recorded · 37,793 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 38,575 · 38,575 recorded · 37,510 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 38,920 · 38,920 recorded · 38,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 24,505 · 24,505 recorded · 24,112 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 36,728 · 36,728 recorded · 35,113 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday79.2%14.0 min37,77839,752
Tuesday82.0%10.1 min38,28039,301
Wednesday82.7%10.1 min37,79338,778
Thursday78.3%14.1 min37,51038,575
Friday78.6%13.9 min38,02938,920
Saturday82.6%10.3 min24,11224,505
Sunday76.4%15.9 min35,11336,728

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 82.7% · 22,004 recorded · 20,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 81.1% · 20,361 recorded · 19,256 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 75.0% · 22,881 recorded · 21,618 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 81.9% · 22,782 recorded · 22,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 77.8% · 22,718 recorded · 22,300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 74.3% · 22,134 recorded · 21,155 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 70.8% · 11,696 recorded · 10,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 81.1% · 11,582 recorded · 11,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.5% · 24,937 recorded · 24,779 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 84.1% · 26,156 recorded · 25,756 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 82.3% · 24,942 recorded · 24,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 74.3% · 24,366 recorded · 23,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 8.8 min · 22,004 recorded · 20,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 10.9 min · 20,361 recorded · 19,256 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 16.4 min · 22,881 recorded · 21,618 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 9.2 min · 22,782 recorded · 22,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 15.2 min · 22,718 recorded · 22,300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 20.9 min · 22,134 recorded · 21,155 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 28.3 min · 11,696 recorded · 10,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 12.2 min · 11,582 recorded · 11,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 4.9 min · 24,937 recorded · 24,779 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 8.4 min · 26,156 recorded · 25,756 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 9.4 min · 24,942 recorded · 24,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 17.2 min · 24,366 recorded · 23,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 22,004 · 22,004 recorded · 20,820 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 20,361 · 20,361 recorded · 19,256 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 22,881 · 22,881 recorded · 21,618 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 22,782 · 22,782 recorded · 22,603 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 22,718 · 22,718 recorded · 22,300 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22,134 · 22,134 recorded · 21,155 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 11,696 · 11,696 recorded · 10,672 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 11,582 · 11,582 recorded · 11,375 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 24,937 · 24,937 recorded · 24,779 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 26,156 · 26,156 recorded · 25,756 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 24,942 · 24,942 recorded · 24,506 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 24,366 · 24,366 recorded · 23,775 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan82.7%8.8 min20,82022,004
Feb81.1%10.9 min19,25620,361
Mar75.0%16.4 min21,61822,881
Apr81.9%9.2 min22,60322,782
May77.8%15.2 min22,30022,718
Jun74.3%20.9 min21,15522,134
Jul70.8%28.3 min10,67211,696
Aug81.1%12.2 min11,37511,582
Sep87.5%4.9 min24,77924,937
Oct84.1%8.4 min25,75626,156
Nov82.3%9.4 min24,50624,942
Dec74.3%17.2 min23,77524,366

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 77.4% 198,566
  • Delayed >15 min 19.5% 50,049
  • Cancelled 3.1% 7,944
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.