ORD to LAX flight delays
ORD LAX Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles · 1,744 miles
20,424 flights were scheduled from ORD to LAX over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 20,161 that made the trip, 76.5% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The route in brief
- Flights in the window
- 20,424
- Arrived on time
- 76.5%
- Cancelled
- 1.2%
- Scheduled distance
- 1,744 miles
Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.
Airline by airline
Airlines with at least 100 flights on ORD–LAX, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.
| Airline | Arrived on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 79.6% | 69 min | 1.1% | 9,666 |
| American Airlines | 74.2% | 76 min | 1.2% | 8,723 |
| Spirit Airlines | 72.2% | 73 min | 1.3% | 1,709 |
| Frontier Airlines | 67.3% | 77 min | 4.2% | 260 |
Month by month
June was the month to avoid on ORD–LAX: 67.9% of flights arrived on time, against 83.2% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75.7% | 1,491 |
| February | 80.2% | 1,362 |
| March | 79.1% | 1,655 |
| April | 75% | 1,624 |
| May | 76.4% | 1,830 |
| June | 67.9% | 1,892 |
| July | 69.1% | 1,891 |
| August | 72.3% | 1,881 |
| September | 82% | 1,765 |
| October | 80.9% | 1,718 |
| November | 83.2% | 1,625 |
| December | 78.5% | 1,690 |
Both ends of the route
A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.
ORD to LAX in one number
ORD → LAX
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 73 min.
Questions about ORD to LAX
- Which airline is most reliable from ORD to LAX?
- United Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 79.6% of the time, with 9,666 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 67.3% over 260 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly ORD to LAX?
- June, at 67.9% of arrivals on time, with 1,892 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 83.2%.
- How late are ORD–LAX flights when they are late?
- 73 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
- How often is the ORD to LAX flight cancelled?
- 1.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
- Are these departure or arrival numbers?
- Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at LAX less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.