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Airport Reliability

LAX · Los Angeles

Los Angeles International Airport

81%
Departures within 15 minutes
11 min
Average departure delay
81%
Arrivals within 15 minutes
1.0%
Departures cancelled

Based on 194,796 departures and 194,813 arrivals. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

Departures from LAX departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% between 12–3 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 78% on Sundays.

When LAX gets messy

On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM84%(2223 flights)
  • 3–6 AM94%(3552 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(38423 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(41343 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(29865 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(26020 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(26149 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM80%(24742 flights)
On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(28727 flights)
  • Tue84%(25914 flights)
  • Wed84%(26245 flights)
  • Thu81%(28506 flights)
  • Fri80%(28605 flights)
  • Sat82%(25214 flights)
  • Sun78%(29106 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 80% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%16972
July 202578%17408
August 202583%16940
September 202586%15661
October 202584%16601
November 202580%15657
December 202578%16404
January 202682%14786
February 202682%13746
March 202679%16072
April 202682%15751
May 202681%16319

Airlines departing LAX

Busiest routes from LAX

Based on 194,796 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.