LAX to GRU flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) São Paulo (GRU)
269 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics and ANAC Brazil
91.79%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.37%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
32 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
4 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The two directions do not behave alike. GRU to LAX arrives on time 31.6 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Los Angeles to São Paulo are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from LAX overall run 10 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion LAX has, this route is largely escaping it.
Only LATAM Brasil flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, LATAM Brasil arrived on time most often on LAX to GRU. Flights ran closest to schedule in November and worst in October.
Every airline on LAX to GRU
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATAM Brasil | 269 | 91.79% | 0.37% | 32 min | A |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
GRU to LAX São Paulo back to Los Angeles 60.15% on time FOther routes from Los Angeles
Common questions
Are flights from Los Angeles to São Paulo usually delayed?
91.79% of flights on the LAX to GRU route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Los Angeles to São Paulo?
Only LATAM Brasil appears in the published record on this route, with 269 flights and 91.79% arriving on time.
How often are LAX to GRU flights cancelled?
0.37% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 4 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
When LAX to GRU flights are late, how late are they?
About 32 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LAX to GRU during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →