Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Raleigh-durham
Flights on LAX–RDU arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 709 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- American AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights348
- Delta Air LinesOn-time77%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.6%Flights361
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline33%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 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 → RDU
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 74% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 963 flights
- Mornings80% on time · p90 40 min · 1,012 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 35 min · 186 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 77% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 35 min · 300 flights
- Wednesdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 297 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 340 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 340 flights
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 224 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 35 min · 343 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 40 min · 339 flights
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