Historical on-time performance
Long Beach to Las Vegas
231 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGB–LAS arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.5%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-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.5%Flights2,188
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline8%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline30%
- Weather50%
- Air traffic (NAS)20%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 LGB → LAS
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 — 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 5 min · 2,018 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 1,522 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 30 min · 174 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,522 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 50 min · 1,495 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 89% on time.
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 918 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 917 flights
- Saturdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 780 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,029 flights
- Sundays76% on time · p90 35 min · 1,021 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,027 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 1,039 flights
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