Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to San Luis Obispo
155 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–SBP arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%of scheduled flights
based on 663 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.5%Flights663
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline36%
- Weather32%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft20%
- 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 → SBP
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 82% to 91% on time.
- Middays91% on time · p90 10 min · 129 flights · limited
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 63 flights · limited
- Afternoons88% on time · p90 30 min · 391 flights
- Evenings87% on time · p90 20 min · 180 flights · limited
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 978 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 91% on time.
- Tuesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 247 flights
- Mondays89% on time · p90 15 min · 248 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 250 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 251 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 239 flights
- Sundays83% on time · p90 35 min · 252 flights
- Fridays80% on time · p90 25 min · 254 flights
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