Historical on-time performance
Columbus to Los Angeles
1,996 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CMH–LAX arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 183 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9080 minCancel1.6%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline43%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly CMH → LAX
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Afternoons are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 35 min · 307 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 70 min · 523 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 55 min · 84 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 121 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 157 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 152 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 116 flights · limited
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 129 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 45 min · 162 flights · limited
- Fridays70% on time · p90 95 min · 151 flights · limited
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