The flight time from New York to St. Louis is 2 hours, 39 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LGA New York, NY 4 minutes early.
21 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 10 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives STL St. Louis, MO 14 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
85%
Southwest
84%
American
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from New York to St. Louis is 2 hours, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from New York to St. Louis is 888 Miles.

Reverse Journey

St. Louis to New York
2 hours, 16 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 36m
Delta
2h 41m
American
2h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

71

Distance

888 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
30
Southwest
25
American
15

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is New York from St. Louis by plane?

The distance from New York to St. Louis by plane is 888 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from New York to St. Louis?

The flight time from New York to St. Louis is 2 hours, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 36 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from New York to St. Louis?

Southwest, Delta, and American are the airlines with direct flights from New York to St. Louis.

Does Southwest fly from New York to St. Louis?

Yes! Southwest does fly from New York (LGA) to St. Louis (STL). On average, they have 25 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves New York 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 21 minutes
In the Air 130 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives St. Louis 14 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from New York to St. Louis, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 85% 11% 4%
Southwest 84% 14% 2%
American 84% 13% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between New York and St. Louis, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 19 129 5 156
Delta 22 131 6 161
American 19 133 7 161

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
2pm 0.35
1pm 0.74
6pm 1.5
5pm 0.39
8am 0.35
7am 0.93
7pm 0.28
8pm 0.01
11am 0.3
12pm 0.87
6am 0.79
10am 0.9
4pm 1.08
9am 0.65
9pm 0.01
3pm 0.73

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from New York to St. Louis that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 312
February 308
March 317
April 313
May 328
June 292
July 308
August 307
September 300
October 313
November 313
December 307

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from New York to St. Louis that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 11.46
Tuesday 11.46
Wednesday 11.33
Thursday 11.23
Friday 11.33
Saturday 5.38
Sunday 9.31

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
Southwest 0
American 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
2pm 17 135 5 159
1pm 18 130 6 156
6pm 22 129 6 160
5pm 22 131 7 162
8am 22 133 6 162
7am 19 128 5 154
7pm 21 129 6 157
8pm 24 132 4 162
11am 21 131 5 159
12pm 20 131 6 159
6am 18 129 6 154
10am 22 133 5 161
4pm 22 130 6 161
9am 22 132 6 162
9pm 33 140 6 179
3pm 22 131 5 161
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.