Route Reliability
Memphis → Los Angeles
MEM–LAX · 1,619 miles · Memphis International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 10 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.6%
- Cancelled
- 255
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Delta Air Lines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 255 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MEM–LAX flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Mondays. On Sundays: 77%.
Slipping a little lately.
MEM–LAX flights arrived on time 74% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.
The breakdown
- Mon84%(51 flights)
- Tue—(2 flights)
- Wed84%(50 flights)
- Thu80%(49 flights)
- Fri77%(47 flights)
- Sat—(4 flights)
- Sun77%(47 flights)
81%
May
Jun 81% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 81% | 21 |
| July 2025 | 86% | 21 |
| August 2025 | 76% | 21 |
| September 2025 | 91% | 21 |
| October 2025 | 91% | 22 |
| November 2025 | 89% | 18 |
| December 2025 | 71% | 24 |
| January 2026 | 75% | 20 |
| February 2026 | 88% | 17 |
| March 2026 | 68% | 22 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 22 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 21 |
Keep nerding
Based on 255 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.