Historical on-time performance
Las Vegas to Long Beach
231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAS–LGB arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 2,188 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.4%Flights2,188
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)38%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 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 LAS → LGB
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 2,004 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,661 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 25 min · 433 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 45 min · 1,270 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 40 min · 1,364 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 86% on time.
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 780 flights
- Wednesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 918 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 917 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,028 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,039 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 40 min · 1,029 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 35 min · 1,021 flights
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