Historical on-time performance
Arcata CA to Los Angeles
577 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ACV–LAX arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 349 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.3%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather27%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 1 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ACV → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Mornings92% on time · p90 10 min · 112 flights · limited
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 973 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 85% to 89% on time.
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 159 flights · limited
- Mondays88% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Thursdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 158 flights · limited
- Sundays87% on time · p90 30 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 155 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 155 flights · limited
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