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LGA New York ⇄ MIA Miami

LaGuardia Airport (United States) and Miami International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,768 km1,099 mi955 nautical miles
LGA → MIA3 h 10 minestimated block time
MIA → LGA3 hestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMiami vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (LGA) to Miami (MIA)LGANew YorkMIAMiami
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

LGA → MIA

3 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 202° (SSW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Miami Sat 7 Nov, 13:10 local.

MIA → LGA

3 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 18° (NNE).

Leave Miami Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 13:00 local.

The two directions differ by 8 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,768 km · 1,099 mi · 955 nmi
Initial heading202° (SSW) from LGA; 18° (NNE) from MIA
Farthest from the equator40.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip9% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

LGAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
MIAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMiami is on the same clock as New York today.

Jet lag, flying LGA → MIA. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LGA LaGuardia AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 7,002 ft2,134 m MIA Miami International AirportMiami, United States · longest runway 13,016 ft3,967 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min

More routes from LGA and MIA

LGABOS New York – Boston 296 km184 mi · 1 h 20 min LGADCA New York – Washington 345 km214 mi · 1 h 30 min YYZLGA Toronto – New York 573 km356 mi · 1 h 40 min LGAORD New York – Chicago 1,177 km731 mi · 2 h 35 min LGAATL New York – Atlanta 1,225 km761 mi · 2 h 35 min LGADFW New York – Dallas–Fort Worth 2,231 km1,387 mi · 3 h 50 min MIACUN Miami – Cancún 855 km531 mi · 2 h 05 min JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min ORDMIA Chicago – Miami 1,930 km1,199 mi · 3 h 10 min MIALIM Miami – Lima 4,219 km2,622 mi · 5 h 50 min MIAMAD Miami – Madrid 7,106 km4,415 mi · 8 h 25 min MIACDG Miami – Paris 7,372 km4,580 mi · 8 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

MADLPA Madrid – Gran Canaria 1,766 km1,097 mi · 3 h 10 min MADTFN Madrid – Tenerife 1,772 km1,101 mi · 3 h 10 min SHAHND Shanghai – Tokyo 1,777 km1,104 mi · 2 h 55 min SVOIST Moscow – Istanbul 1,751 km1,088 mi · 3 h 05 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).