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Route Reliability

Los Angeles → STS

LAX–STS · 399 miles · Los Angeles International Airport to STS Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
3.1%
Cancelled
872
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Alaska Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 87% of the time across 872 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

LAX–STS flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 70% between 12–3 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

LAX–STS flights arrived on time 90% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 83%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.1% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Trending in the right direction.

LAX–STS flights arrived on time 90% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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
  • Mon83%(132 flights)
  • Tue89%(103 flights)
  • Wed90%(102 flights)
  • Thu84%(132 flights)
  • Fri88%(128 flights)
  • Sat89%(105 flights)
  • Sun87%(135 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(154 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(197 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(20 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(211 flights)
  • 6–9 PM93%(29 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(225 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 80% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%79
July 202583%92
August 202592%88
September 202595%77
October 202586%77
November 202592%74
December 202576%62
January 202681%48
February 202684%43
March 202689%63
April 202692%72
May 202690%62

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 872 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.