The flight time from St. Louis to New York is 2 hours, 16 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves STL St. Louis, MO 4 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 56 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Southwest
82%
American
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from St. Louis to New York is 2 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes.

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

Reverse Journey

New York to St. Louis
2 hours, 40 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 13m
American
2h 17m
Delta
2h 19m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

80

Distance

888 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
30
Delta
29
American
20

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The distance from St. Louis to New York 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 St. Louis to New York?

The flight time from St. Louis to New York is 2 hours, 16 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 13 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 19 minutes.

What airlines fly from St. Louis to New York?

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

Does Southwest fly from St. Louis to New York?

Yes! Southwest does fly from St. Louis (STL) to New York (LGA). On average, they have 30 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 St. Louis 4 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 116 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives New York 9 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 St. Louis to New York, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 10% 3%
Southwest 82% 16% 2%
American 82% 16% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between St. Louis and New York, 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 11 115 6 133
American 12 117 6 137
Delta 13 116 8 139

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
10am 0.62
3pm 1.21
5am 0.03
2pm 0.85
6pm 0.67
11am 0.36
12pm 1.39
8am 0.59
7pm 0.89
6am 1.66
9am 0.96
4pm 0.13
1pm 0.63
5pm 0.64
8pm 0.1
7am 0.48

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis to New York 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 359
February 347
March 386
April 357
May 370
June 336
July 330
August 361
September 338
October 356
November 348
December 308

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from St. Louis to New York 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 13.04
Tuesday 13.06
Wednesday 13.12
Thursday 12.92
Friday 12.92
Saturday 5.52
Sunday 10.12

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
Southwest 1
Delta 1
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)
10am 11 116 6 135
3pm 12 116 8 138
5am 13 116 5 133
2pm 12 119 7 140
6pm 12 116 8 138
11am 13 114 8 137
12pm 11 117 7 136
8am 12 115 6 136
7pm 11 114 6 132
6am 12 116 6 136
9am 12 116 7 136
4pm 13 120 7 140
1pm 12 114 6 133
5pm 13 119 8 142
8pm 11 115 6 135
7am 12 113 5 133
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.