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Los Angeles International: delays and on-time record
Los Angeles, California
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report. Data through July 2026; this is a monthly history, not live airport status.
Los Angeles International (LAX) in Los Angeles, California had 190,106 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 521 a day, on 106 routes.
79.0% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 2.9 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at LAX were on time 79.2% of the time, 3.2 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
0.9% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 15.1 min.
SkyWest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at LAX with 21% of departures. Among carriers with at least 1,901 departures, SkyWest Airlines had the highest on-time arrival share for its LAX departures (84.3%) and Frontier Airlines the lowest (71.7%).
On-time departures are down 4.1 points on the previous 12 months (83.1%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving LAX, air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 37% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 79.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.7%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from LAX | Arrivals at LAX | All reported flights | LAX departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 79.0% | 78.8% | 76.1% | 83.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.0% | 79.2% | 76.0% | 83.1% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Diverted | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 15.1 min | 15.1 min | 17.4 min | 12.5 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 1,441 | 1,431 | 1,684 | 1,199 |
| Scheduled flights | 190,106 | 190,125 | 7,043,858 | 193,379 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left LAX; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −4.1 pts.
Airlines at LAX
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 40,763 | 21% | 84.3% | 0.7 min | 0.6% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 37,433 | 20% | 80.2% | 3.6 min | 1.1% |
| AA American Airlines | 29,882 | 16% | 74.6% | 12.3 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 29,389 | 15% | 82.3% | 0.6 min | 0.5% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 25,416 | 13% | 73.0% | 7.8 min | 0.5% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 9,630 | 5% | 80.1% | 0.8 min | 0.8% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 7,705 | 4% | 74.9% | 5.7 min | 2.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 5,618 | 3% | 71.7% | 13.4 min | 1.7% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 3,334 | 2% | 76.5% | 7.7 min | 2.5% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 810 | 0% | 73.0% | 14.6 min | 1.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 120 | 0% | 77.5% | 17.3 min | 0.0% |
Departures from LAX by reporting carrier, ordered by flights; on time means the flight reached its destination less than 15 minutes late. Green is at or above the airport's overall share of 79.0%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from LAX
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX–SFO | Los Angeles to San Francisco | 11,235 | 61.7% | 16.6 min | 0.8% |
| LAX–JFK | Los Angeles to New York | 10,284 | 76.4% | 7.2 min | 2.5% |
| LAX–LAS | Los Angeles to Las Vegas | 8,239 | 76.0% | 8.2 min | 0.8% |
| LAX–DEN | Los Angeles to Denver | 7,708 | 81.3% | 2.9 min | 0.5% |
| LAX–PHX | Los Angeles to Phoenix | 7,629 | 79.9% | 6.2 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–SEA | Los Angeles to Seattle | 7,450 | 84.5% | -2.8 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–ORD | Los Angeles to Chicago | 7,025 | 74.4% | 11.2 min | 1.5% |
| LAX–DFW | Los Angeles to Dallas/Fort Worth | 6,225 | 72.0% | 15.5 min | 2.4% |
| LAX–SMF | Los Angeles to Sacramento | 5,640 | 84.3% | 1.2 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–HNL | Los Angeles to Honolulu | 5,514 | 76.3% | 8.8 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–IAH | Los Angeles to Houston | 5,216 | 84.2% | 1.2 min | 0.5% |
| LAX–ATL | Los Angeles to Atlanta | 4,938 | 77.6% | 7.8 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–EWR | Los Angeles to Newark | 4,843 | 77.3% | 2.2 min | 2.0% |
| LAX–BOS | Los Angeles to Boston | 4,761 | 76.1% | 8.8 min | 1.7% |
| LAX–SJC | Los Angeles to San Jose | 4,473 | 85.5% | -2.9 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–PDX | Los Angeles to Portland | 4,347 | 85.7% | -2.5 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–SLC | Los Angeles to Salt Lake City | 4,189 | 87.0% | -0.5 min | 0.5% |
| LAX–AUS | Los Angeles to Austin | 4,077 | 77.2% | 6.7 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–MCO | Los Angeles to Orlando | 3,554 | 76.1% | 9.0 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–MIA | Los Angeles to Miami | 3,255 | 77.3% | 5.8 min | 0.8% |
| LAX–TUS | Los Angeles to Tucson | 2,600 | 79.3% | 7.5 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–RNO | Los Angeles to Reno | 2,478 | 88.2% | -3.8 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–IAD | Los Angeles to Washington | 2,474 | 86.7% | -5.1 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–DTW | Los Angeles to Detroit | 2,451 | 81.4% | 3.5 min | 1.1% |
| LAX–SAN | Los Angeles to San Diego | 2,447 | 84.6% | 2.4 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–PHL | Los Angeles to Philadelphia | 2,398 | 77.8% | 5.6 min | 1.5% |
| LAX–BNA | Los Angeles to Nashville | 2,320 | 79.7% | 4.6 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–FLL | Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale | 2,298 | 72.6% | 9.0 min | 1.3% |
| LAX–CLT | Los Angeles to Charlotte | 2,272 | 82.2% | 3.0 min | 1.1% |
| LAX–ABQ | Los Angeles to Albuquerque | 2,219 | 85.3% | 0.0 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–OGG | Los Angeles to Kahului | 2,148 | 82.5% | -0.6 min | 0.5% |
| LAX–MSP | Los Angeles to Minneapolis | 2,135 | 86.0% | -2.8 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–OAK | Los Angeles to Oakland | 2,080 | 79.8% | 0.9 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–SAT | Los Angeles to San Antonio | 1,846 | 81.1% | 4.4 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–BWI | Los Angeles to Baltimore | 1,687 | 81.0% | -0.5 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–KOA | Los Angeles to Kona | 1,607 | 81.1% | 0.7 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–LIH | Los Angeles to Lihue | 1,578 | 82.6% | -1.8 min | 0.4% |
| LAX–DAL | Los Angeles to Dallas | 1,471 | 64.2% | 13.1 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–MSY | Los Angeles to New Orleans | 1,459 | 77.5% | 8.1 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–DCA | Los Angeles to Washington | 1,454 | 78.5% | 3.3 min | 1.4% |
| LAX–BOI | Los Angeles to Boise | 1,375 | 89.2% | -7.3 min | 0.1% |
| LAX–MCI | Los Angeles to Kansas City | 1,323 | 81.9% | 1.7 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–MDW | Los Angeles to Chicago | 1,298 | 76.3% | 4.5 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–ELP | Los Angeles to El Paso | 1,283 | 79.5% | 7.9 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–ASE | Los Angeles to Aspen | 1,234 | 72.1% | 10.6 min | 2.4% |
| LAX–HOU | Los Angeles to Houston | 1,194 | 70.9% | 9.4 min | 0.2% |
| LAX–TPA | Los Angeles to Tampa | 1,192 | 78.4% | 4.9 min | 1.0% |
| LAX–STL | Los Angeles to St. Louis | 1,027 | 75.7% | 7.7 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–FAT | Los Angeles to Fresno | 979 | 85.3% | 1.3 min | 0.5% |
| LAX–OKC | Los Angeles to Oklahoma City | 929 | 85.6% | 0.0 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–GEG | Los Angeles to Spokane | 877 | 89.5% | -5.4 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–IND | Los Angeles to Indianapolis | 864 | 78.8% | 10.0 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–MRY | Los Angeles to Monterey | 856 | 89.0% | -3.2 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–RDU | Los Angeles to Raleigh/Durham | 790 | 76.8% | 15.4 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–CLE | Los Angeles to Cleveland | 759 | 90.8% | -9.6 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–STS | Los Angeles to Santa Rosa | 728 | 85.9% | -5.2 min | 2.3% |
| LAX–SBA | Los Angeles to Santa Barbara | 687 | 86.9% | 2.0 min | 1.0% |
| LAX–JAC | Los Angeles to Jackson | 679 | 79.2% | 1.9 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–SBP | Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo | 635 | 86.3% | 0.5 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–OMA | Los Angeles to Omaha | 590 | 83.6% | -2.6 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–BZN | Los Angeles to Bozeman | 542 | 88.9% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–PSP | Los Angeles to Palm Springs | 484 | 89.3% | -0.4 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–CMH | Los Angeles to Columbus | 463 | 81.6% | 4.4 min | 1.3% |
| LAX–RDM | Los Angeles to Bend/Redmond | 452 | 89.4% | -3.8 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–XNA | Los Angeles to Fayetteville | 442 | 88.0% | -3.4 min | 0.2% |
| LAX–PIT | Los Angeles to Pittsburgh | 425 | 83.1% | 2.2 min | 0.2% |
| LAX–ACV | Los Angeles to Arcata/Eureka | 422 | 85.3% | -5.7 min | 0.9% |
| LAX–EUG | Los Angeles to Eugene | 400 | 92.8% | -9.2 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–ANC | Los Angeles to Anchorage | 389 | 87.1% | -6.6 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–TUL | Los Angeles to Tulsa | 375 | 90.9% | -1.5 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–PRC | Los Angeles to Prescott | 364 | 83.2% | 18.6 min | 0.3% |
| LAX–PSC | Los Angeles to Pasco/Kennewick/Richland | 360 | 85.6% | -3.3 min | 0.6% |
| LAX–CVG | Los Angeles to Cincinnati | 354 | 81.6% | 0.9 min | 1.7% |
| LAX–RDD | Los Angeles to Redding | 334 | 92.5% | -7.1 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–SUN | Los Angeles to Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum | 328 | 86.9% | -2.5 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–SGU | Los Angeles to St. George | 310 | 85.5% | 4.0 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–DSM | Los Angeles to Des Moines | 300 | 86.0% | -4.2 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–SAF | Los Angeles to Santa Fe | 298 | 78.5% | 8.5 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–EGE | Los Angeles to Eagle | 270 | 69.6% | 9.1 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–MEM | Los Angeles to Memphis | 256 | 65.6% | 16.4 min | 1.2% |
| LAX–PBI | Los Angeles to West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 185 | 66.5% | 16.1 min | 1.1% |
| LAX–MSO | Los Angeles to Missoula | 166 | 81.3% | -3.2 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–FCA | Los Angeles to Kalispell | 141 | 85.1% | 2.5 min | 0.0% |
| LAX–MFR | Los Angeles to Medford | 139 | 90.6% | -8.3 min | 0.7% |
| LAX–BUF | Los Angeles to Buffalo | 137 | 48.2% | 45.7 min | 6.6% |
The 85 busiest of 106 routes with reported flights. Routes with at least 10 flights a month have their own page.
Month by month
By scheduled departure hour
Among hours with at least 3,802 departures, 6 am to 7 am had the highest on-time share (90.9% of 8,958 flights) and 3 pm to 4 pm the lowest (72.4% of 7,994).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (1,791 in the period): air carrier 39%, weather 49%, national aviation system 12%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for LAX on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave LAX on time?
79.0% of the 190,106 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 0.9% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at LAX on time?
79.2% of 190,125 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at LAX?
Counting departures from LAX and whether they reached their destination on time, SkyWest Airlines had the highest share (84.3% of 40,763 flights), then United Airlines (82.3%) and Delta Air Lines (80.2%). Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the figures are not a like-for-like test.
What causes delays at LAX?
For departures from LAX that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: air carrier 39%, late-arriving aircraft 37%, national aviation system 21%, extreme weather 2%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at LAX?
Departures scheduled from 6 am to 7 am local time left on time 90.9% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 3 pm to 4 pm was lowest at 72.4%.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 79.0%, down 4.1 points on the previous 12 months (83.1%). The monthly chart shows each of the last 36 months, and each month has its own page.
Does this page show today's delays at LAX?
No. BTS publishes on-time records about two months after the month ends, so this page is a monthly history through July 2026. For live conditions use the FAA airport status service or your airline.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987 to present), monthly files August 2023 to July 2026; airport name from the BTS airport lookup table. US government works in the public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers only: international flights, charters and smaller carriers are not in the source. Totals and averages only; no individual flight or aircraft is identified. See the methodology; report processing errors through corrections.