Los Angeles to Aspen

What the Data Says About LAX to ASE

The Los Angeles to Aspen corridor (LAX → ASE) covers roughly 737 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 5,536 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 74% on-time rate with an average delay of 95.7 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 2,398 flights were recorded on this pairing — 52 cancelled (2.2%) and 123 diverted (5.1%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 5,536 total flights analyzed, the 74% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 95.7-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Nov 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 98% on-time, while Dec 2024 came in at 53% on-time — a 45-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the LAX to ASE route, the combination of a 74% on-time rate, 95.7-minute average delay, 2.2% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.