Route · SFO → LAX · 2020–2025 BTS data
San Francisco to Los Angeles
The SFO–LAX corridor (San Francisco, CA → Los Angeles, CA) runs ahead of the national average, served by 55 carriers across roughly 337 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.9%
- On-time
- +3.9 pts
- vs US avg
- 67 min
- Delay when late
- 63,540
- Flights
Cancelled
0.7%
Best Month
Jan 2025 87%
Worst Month
Mar 2024 64%
Distance
337 mi
Carriers
55
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 846 | 242 | 5 | 0 | DL,WN,F9,AS,AA,MQ,UA,OO |
| Nov 2025 | 904 | 227 | 24 | 1 | OO,UA,DL,F9,AA,AS,WN |
| Oct 2025 | 991 | 261 | 0 | 1 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Sep 2025 | 916 | 196 | 2 | 0 | UA,WN,OO,DL,F9,AA |
| Aug 2025 | 928 | 205 | 6 | 0 | AA,OO,WN,F9,UA,DL |
| Jul 2025 | 896 | 236 | 3 | 0 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jun 2025 | 898 | 181 | 1 | 0 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| May 2025 | 965 | 176 | 0 | 0 | AA,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Apr 2025 | 920 | 121 | 2 | 0 | DL,F9,OO,UA,WN,AA,AS |
| Mar 2025 | 917 | 187 | 2 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Feb 2025 | 816 | 173 | 2 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Jan 2025 | 849 | 110 | 0 | 2 | AA,AS,DL,OO,UA,WN,F9 |
| Dec 2024 | 972 | 229 | 0 | 1 | AA,AS,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Nov 2024 | 1,044 | 213 | 14 | 1 | OO,UA,WN,AS,DL,F9,AA |
| Oct 2024 | 1,063 | 173 | 0 | 0 | UA,AS,OO,WN,DL,F9,AA |
| Sep 2024 | 1,013 | 162 | 1 | 1 | WN,OO,UA,AA,DL,F9 |
| Aug 2024 | 1,005 | 170 | 3 | 0 | AA,AS,DL,F9,WN,OO,UA |
| Jul 2024 | 942 | 181 | 28 | 1 | AS,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Jun 2024 | 858 | 221 | 4 | 1 | AA,AS,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| May 2024 | 1,002 | 274 | 3 | 0 | AA,AS,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Apr 2024 | 990 | 331 | 5 | 0 | AA,B6,DL,F9,OO,UA,WN |
| Mar 2024 | 941 | 341 | 3 | 0 | B6,DL,OO,UA,WN |
| Feb 2024 | 812 | 259 | 14 | 0 | AA,B6,DL,OO,UA,WN |
| Jan 2024 | 857 | 169 | 41 | 0 | B6,DL,WN,OO,UA |
Cancellation Rate
0.7%
163 of 22,345 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
9 of 22,345 flights
Explore origin & destination
On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
SFO - San Francisco
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for San Francisco, CA.
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 SFO to LAX
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show San Francisco to Los Angeles (SFO to LAX) running a 82.9% on-time rate over 63,540 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 67.3 minutes. The 337-mile corridor is served by 55 carriers, and over the last 24 months 0.7% of 22,345 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jan 2025 posted the strongest performance at 87% on-time, while Mar 2024 came in at just 64% - a 23-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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