SLC → LAX: 86% on-time

Historical on-time performance

Salt Lake City to Los Angeles

590 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS

Flights on SLC–LAX arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.

On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min

p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)

Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights

based on 3,951 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.

Airline	On-time	Median	p90	Cancel	Flights
United Airlines⚠ low data	93%	on time	5 min	0.0%	60
SkyWest Airlines	89%	on time	15 min	0.0%	675
Frontier Airlines	89%	on time	15 min	1.0%	389
Delta Air Lines	85%	on time	20 min	0.4%	2,453
Southwest Airlines	78%	on time	30 min	0.3%	374

Why flights run late

Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.

When flights don't go

Most cancellations here are attributed to Airline. Shares are among 16 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).

Over time

By season

When to fly

All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).

Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.

On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 89% on time.

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