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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → FAT

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

95
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min early
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
980
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 89% of the time across 980 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LAX–FAT flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 77% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

LAX–FAT flights arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays. On Saturdays: 84%.

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
  • Mon90%(144 flights)
  • Tue96%(138 flights)
  • Wed91%(140 flights)
  • Thu85%(143 flights)
  • Fri87%(142 flights)
  • Sat84%(116 flights)
  • Sun88%(152 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(363 flights)
  • 3–6 PM92%(247 flights)
  • 6–9 PM93%(173 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM77%(192 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 90% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%87
July 202577%88
August 202583%87
September 202595%86
October 202594%93
November 202594%107
December 202584%77
January 202691%86
February 202691%67
March 202686%63
April 202692%64
May 202687%70

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Based on 980 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.