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Route Reliability

Cleveland → Los Angeles

CLE–LAX · 2,052 miles · Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
0.1%
Cancelled
702
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Airlines on this route

  • United Airlines91% on time · 647 flights
  • American Airlines69% on time · 55 flights

Too little history on this route to call a winner. We rank airlines only after 100 flights each.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

CLE–LAX flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 70% between 6–9 PM.

Saturday is the weak spot.

CLE–LAX flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Mondays. On Saturdays: 84%.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 702 scheduled flights, only 0.1% were cancelled.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(106 flights)
  • Tue85%(85 flights)
  • Wed91%(97 flights)
  • Thu94%(106 flights)
  • Fri86%(107 flights)
  • Sat84%(93 flights)
  • Sun89%(107 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(306 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(102 flights)
  • 3–6 PM87%(263 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(30 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 93% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%60
July 202594%62
August 202597%58
September 202592%51
October 2025100%55
November 202593%59
December 202582%76
January 202678%41
February 202693%28
March 202690%50
April 202680%75
May 202685%86

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Based on 702 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.