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Long Beach Airport: delays and on-time record
Long Beach, 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.
Long Beach Airport (LGB) in Long Beach, California had 15,115 scheduled domestic departures by reporting carriers in the 12 months to July 2026, about 41 a day, on 22 routes.
82.4% of those flights left the gate less than 15 minutes late, 6.3 points above the national departure figure of 76.1%. Flights arriving at LGB were on time 80.8% of the time, 4.8 points above the national arrival figure of 76.0%.
0.4% of scheduled departures were cancelled (national: 1.8%), and the average departure delay, counting early and on-time departures as zero, was 9.8 min.
Southwest Airlines is the largest reporting carrier at LGB with 88% of departures. Among carriers with at least 151 departures, SkyWest Airlines had the highest on-time arrival share for its LGB departures (92.7%) and Southwest Airlines the lowest (84.2%).
On-time departures are down 2.7 points on the previous 12 months (85.1%).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category for flights leaving LGB, late-arriving aircraft 56%, air carrier 24% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 84.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.6%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.2%
As origin and as destination, against the nation
| Measure | Departures from LGB | Arrivals at LGB | All reported flights | LGB departures, previous 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time (less than 15 min late) | 82.4% | 75.4% | 76.1% | 85.1% |
| Arrived on time | 84.8% | 80.8% | 76.0% | 86.7% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| Diverted | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 9.8 min | 12.2 min | 17.4 min | 9.2 min |
| Arrival delay minutes per 100 flights | 856 | 968 | 1,684 | 819 |
| Scheduled flights | 15,115 | 15,114 | 7,043,858 | 17,098 |
12 months to July 2026. The first column follows flights that left LGB; the second follows flights that landed there. Year on year, on-time departures moved −2.7 pts.
Airlines at LGB
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 13,296 | 88% | 84.2% | -0.6 min | 0.3% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 591 | 4% | 92.7% | -5.2 min | 0.0% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 498 | 3% | 86.5% | -0.7 min | 1.2% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 424 | 3% | 88.2% | -0.1 min | 0.2% |
| HA Hawaiian Airlines | 306 | 2% | 89.9% | -5.8 min | 1.0% |
Departures from LGB 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 84.8%. Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the rows are not a like-for-like test.
Busiest routes from LGB
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGB–LAS | Long Beach to Las Vegas | 2,117 | 80.6% | 2.7 min | 0.5% |
| LGB–SMF | Long Beach to Sacramento | 1,869 | 87.3% | -4.4 min | 0.4% |
| LGB–OAK | Long Beach to Oakland | 1,597 | 88.6% | -6.8 min | 0.4% |
| LGB–SLC | Long Beach to Salt Lake City | 1,567 | 88.7% | -2.4 min | 0.4% |
| LGB–PHX | Long Beach to Phoenix | 1,519 | 80.6% | 4.2 min | 0.3% |
| LGB–SJC | Long Beach to San Jose | 1,239 | 86.7% | -4.1 min | 0.2% |
| LGB–DEN | Long Beach to Denver | 1,007 | 81.6% | 3.8 min | 0.1% |
| LGB–HNL | Long Beach to Honolulu | 730 | 89.3% | -6.4 min | 0.3% |
| LGB–RNO | Long Beach to Reno | 694 | 83.6% | -0.6 min | 0.4% |
| LGB–DAL | Long Beach to Dallas | 509 | 83.1% | 2.1 min | 0.8% |
| LGB–HOU | Long Beach to Houston | 461 | 77.7% | 3.5 min | 0.2% |
| LGB–AUS | Long Beach to Austin | 428 | 81.3% | 4.5 min | 0.0% |
| LGB–OGG | Long Beach to Kahului | 370 | 91.6% | -3.4 min | 0.5% |
| LGB–BNA | Long Beach to Nashville | 365 | 88.5% | -0.3 min | 0.3% |
| LGB–MDW | Long Beach to Chicago | 284 | 80.6% | -0.3 min | 1.1% |
| LGB–BWI | Long Beach to Baltimore | 128 | 82.0% | 2.8 min | 0.8% |
The 16 busiest of 22 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 302 departures, 7 am to 8 am had the highest on-time share (94.7% of 2,109 flights) and 2 pm to 3 pm the lowest (67.5% of 911).
Delay causes
Cancellations by reported reason (56 in the period): air carrier 34%, weather 59%, national aviation system 7%, security 0%.
Checkpoint volumes
TSA publishes daily checkpoint passenger counts for the country as a whole, not for LGB on its own. The national series through September 2026 is on the checkpoint volumes page.
Questions and answers
How often do flights leave LGB on time?
82.4% of the 15,115 scheduled domestic departures in the 12 months to July 2026 left less than 15 minutes late; the national figure was 76.1%. 0.4% were cancelled.
How often do flights arrive at LGB on time?
80.8% of 15,114 scheduled arrivals were on time by the BTS definition, against 76.0% nationally.
Which airline has the highest on-time share at LGB?
Counting departures from LGB and whether they reached their destination on time, SkyWest Airlines had the highest share (92.7% of 591 flights), then Hawaiian Airlines (89.9%) and Alaska Airlines (88.2%). Carriers fly different routes at different hours, so the figures are not a like-for-like test.
What causes delays at LGB?
For departures from LGB that reached their destination 15 or more minutes late, carriers attributed the delay minutes as follows: late-arriving aircraft 56%, air carrier 24%, national aviation system 16%, extreme weather 3%, security 0%.
What time of day has the highest on-time share at LGB?
Departures scheduled from 7 am to 8 am local time left on time 94.7% of the time, the highest of any hour with enough flights to compare; 2 pm to 3 pm was lowest at 67.5%.
Is it getting better?
On-time departures for the 12 months to July 2026 were 82.4%, down 2.7 points on the previous 12 months (85.1%). 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 LGB?
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.