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Route Reliability

Miami → Los Angeles

MIA–LAX · 2,342 miles · Miami International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

80
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3,247
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines80%493 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%2,754 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MIA–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 62% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MIA–LAX flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 66%.

Delta Air Lines has a slight edge here.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; American Airlines managed 75%.

Ticking up lately.

MIA–LAX flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% 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
  • Mon75%(464 flights)
  • Tue78%(455 flights)
  • Wed80%(458 flights)
  • Thu79%(468 flights)
  • Fri77%(459 flights)
  • Sat75%(442 flights)
  • Sun66%(471 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(1199 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(224 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(370 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(364 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(727 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM62%(333 flights)
On-time trend by month
78%
May

Jun 73% → May 78% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%269
July 202565%276
August 202575%252
September 202577%212
October 202582%269
November 202579%277
December 202575%285
January 202674%289
February 202673%233
March 202680%269
April 202675%285
May 202678%301

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 3,247 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.