Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to Long Beach
231 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–LGB arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 2,306 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.5%Flights2,306
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 LAS → LGB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,070 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 1,665 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 30 min · 449 flights
- Afternoons69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,295 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 45 min · 1,312 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 85% on time.
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 25 min · 771 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 935 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 936 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,033 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 40 min · 1,046 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,042 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 35 min · 1,028 flights
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