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Route Reliability

SAF → Los Angeles

SAFLAX · 710 miles · SAF Airport to Los Angeles International Airport

88
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
238
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 238 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

SAF–LAX flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 90% of the time, versus 78% between 12–3 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

SAF–LAX flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Thursdays and just 65% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 238 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Trending in the right direction.

SAF–LAX flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 70% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(34 flights)
  • Tue82%(34 flights)
  • Wed85%(34 flights)
  • Thu88%(34 flights)
  • Fri79%(34 flights)
  • Sat77%(34 flights)
  • Sun82%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(44 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(156 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 PM90%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Oct 77% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202577%26
November 202583%30
December 202568%31
January 202677%31
February 202664%28
March 202690%31
April 202690%30
May 202687%31

Based on 238 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.