Historical on-time performance
Pittsburgh to Los Angeles
Flights on PIT–LAX arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 183 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.0%Flights61
- American AirlinesOn-time62%Median5 minp90150 minCancel0.0%Flights122
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft55%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
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 12 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 PIT → LAX
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 67% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 110 flights · limited
- Evenings76% on time · p90 55 min · 656 flights
- Overnights67% on time · p90 90 min · 113 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 70% to 81% on time.
- Thursdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 142 flights · limited
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 55 min · 113 flights · limited
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 55 min · 103 flights · limited
- Mondays76% on time · p90 45 min · 136 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 105 min · 119 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 60 min · 136 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 85 min · 144 flights · limited
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