Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Pittsburgh
2,136 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–PIT arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay55 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 153 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.0%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline47%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LAX → PIT
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 74% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 45 min · 257 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 50 min · 564 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 65 min · 57 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 84% on time.
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 112 flights · limited
- Fridays79% on time · p90 60 min · 135 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 131 flights · limited
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 108 flights · limited
- Sundays74% on time · p90 45 min · 134 flights · limited
- Mondays73% on time · p90 45 min · 135 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 124 flights · limited
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