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Route Reliability

Raleigh–Durham → Los Angeles

RDULAX · 2,239 miles · Raleigh–Durham International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

91
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
809
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 Lines87%390 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines85%419 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

RDU–LAX flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 77% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

RDU–LAX flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 82%.

Not much between Delta Air Lines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 85% to 87% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Slipping a little lately.

RDU–LAX flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 81% 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
  • Mon82%(127 flights)
  • Tue82%(102 flights)
  • Wed91%(97 flights)
  • Thu86%(126 flights)
  • Fri88%(128 flights)
  • Sat85%(95 flights)
  • Sun86%(127 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(339 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(214 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(248 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 86% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202586%83
July 202593%93
August 202593%68
September 202593%56
October 202593%74
November 202588%69
December 202578%68
January 202682%50
February 202684%50
March 202682%61
April 202675%60
May 202677%70

Based on 809 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.