Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Fresno
Flights on LAX–FAT arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 963 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.6%Flights872
- United AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights91
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather19%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather40%
- Air traffic (NAS)60%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 5 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 LAX → FAT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 81% to 91% on time.
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 606 flights
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 181 flights · limited
- Evenings87% on time · p90 20 min · 640 flights
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 20 min · 556 flights
- Overnights81% on time · p90 40 min · 498 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 361 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 359 flights
- Mondays88% on time · p90 20 min · 363 flights
- Fridays86% on time · p90 20 min · 361 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 363 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 30 min · 364 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 310 flights
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