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Route Reliability

FAT → Los Angeles

FAT–LAX · 209 miles · FAT Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
88%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
982
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 88% of the time across 982 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 92% of the time, against 85% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 92% on time on Thursdays against 87% on Fridays.

Ticking up lately.

FAT–LAX flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 84% in the three months before that.

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
  • Mon89%(149 flights)
  • Tue88%(140 flights)
  • Wed87%(140 flights)
  • Thu92%(143 flights)
  • Fri87%(143 flights)
  • Sat88%(116 flights)
  • Sun88%(146 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(397 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM—(4 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(364 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(209 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 87% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%86
July 202585%88
August 202592%87
September 202594%85
October 202590%93
November 202591%107
December 202582%79
January 202683%86
February 202687%68
March 202692%64
April 202691%64
May 202686%70

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Based on 982 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.