Route · PIT → LAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
Pittsburgh to Los Angeles
According to PlainFlights' route traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), PIT to LAX (Pittsburgh to Los Angeles) ranks #4663 of 4927 tracked domestic routes by total flights (most flights = #1).
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 72.8%
- On-time
- -6.2 pts
- vs US avg
- 74 min
- Delay when late
- 795
- Flights
- #4663 of 4927
- Corpus placement
Cancelled
1.6%
Best Month
N/A
Worst Month
N/A
Distance
2,136 mi
Carriers
2
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jul 2025 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Jun 2025 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| May 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | AA |
| Aug 2024 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2024 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jan 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Aug 2023 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2023 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2023 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| May 2023 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Apr 2023 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Mar 2023 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Jan 2023 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Dec 2022 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 0 | NK |
| Oct 2022 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2022 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | NK |
| Jun 2022 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | NK |
| Jul 2020 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NK |
PIT–LAX seasonal on-time pattern
Best: January (80.4%) · weakest: December (54.8%)
Strongest calendar month
January
80.4% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Busiest calendar month
January
~31 flights/mo avg
Weakest calendar month
December
54.8% on-time · ~31 flights/mo
Cancellation Rate
1.6%
12 of 733 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 733 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
PIT - Pittsburgh
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Pittsburgh, PA.
PIT on-time profileLAX - Los Angeles
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Los Angeles, CA.
LAX on-time profileCompare the two airports
See PIT and LAX side by side on delays, cancellations, and reliability.
Compare PIT vs LAXOrigin-hub reliability standing
Softer reliability from PIT
Among 33 routes leaving PIT, only 1 (including this one) clear below 75% on-time, while 13 stay ≥85% and 19 sit mid-band. Travelers comparing PIT options should weigh this 72.8% print against those peers · fleet on-time rank #4704 of 4927.
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What the Data Says About PIT to LAX
On-time performance on the PIT to LAX pairing (Pittsburgh to Los Angeles) trails a chunk of the network: 72.8% of 795 tracked flights arrived on schedule, with a 74.1-minute average delay on the ones that ran late. The route spans about 2,136 miles across 2 carriers. Cancellations over the trailing 24 months hit 1.6% (12 of 733 flights), with 0.0% diverted.
Monthly performance data for this route did not show a clear best/worst split in the sample window; review the monthly table above for period-by-period detail.
On the multi-year calendar, PIT–LAX peaks in January at 80.4% on-time ; the softest month is December at 54.8%, a 25.6-point swing that repeats because the corridor's weather and holiday mix stays stable year to year.
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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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Using PIT–LAX data
PIT–LAX sits 6.2 pts below the national 79% average; check the seasonal chart and airport profiles before treating the headline as typical.
- Compare PIT and LAX airport profiles: delay causes and top routes differ even on the same corridor. PIT airport
- If your dates flex, January (80.4% on-time) beats December (54.8%) on this corridor. Seasonal chart
- 4 other routes post a similar 72.8% on-time rate; compare before you commit to this pairing. Similar routes
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers on this origin–destination pair, not any single flight or booking recommendation.
Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page aggregates this specific route's on-time performance and monthly trend, live from the dataset. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.