Route · HOU → LAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Los Angeles
The HOU–LAX corridor (Houston, TX → Los Angeles, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 1,390 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.8%
- On-time
- +1.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 55 min
- Delay when late
- 6,991
- Flights
Cancelled
0.6%
Best Month
Feb 2025 90%
Worst Month
Jul 2024 63%
Distance
1,390 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 108 | 20 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2025 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2025 | 109 | 31 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 99 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 115 | 30 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 109 | 32 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| May 2025 | 107 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2025 | 101 | 15 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2025 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2025 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2025 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 1 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 107 | 17 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 106 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 89 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 95 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 115 | 43 | 5 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 110 | 41 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2024 | 98 | 22 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 95 | 12 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 98 | 17 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2024 | 79 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 91 | 27 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.6%
14 of 2,394 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
2 of 2,394 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
HOU - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →LAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
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What the Data Says About HOU to LAX
6,991 tracked flights put the HOU to LAX pairing (Houston to Los Angeles) at a 80.8% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 55.2 minutes on average. Across the 1,390-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.6% cancelled and 0.1% diverted (2,394 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Feb 2025 posted the strongest performance at 90% on-time, while Jul 2024 came in at just 63% - a 28-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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