LAX to PIT flight delays
Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Pittsburgh, PA (PIT) · 2,136 miles
395 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
81.73%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.25%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
89 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 33.1 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The shape of the lateness matters here. Flights on this route are not late often, but when they are late they are late by about 89 minutes — long enough to lose a connection or an evening. The on-time percentage looks reassuring and understates the consequence of being on the wrong flight.
The route has been getting better. The later months in the record run 10.6 points more punctual than the earlier ones, which usually means a schedule that was too tight has been given more room.
Only American Airlines 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 January 2025 – August 2026, American Airlines arrived on time most often on LAX to PIT. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in July.
Every airline on LAX to PIT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | 301 | 77.33% | 0.33% | 90 min | C |
| United Airlines | 94 | 95.74% | 0% | 68 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
PIT to LAX Pittsburgh back to Los Angeles 77.61% on time COther routes from Los Angeles
Common questions
Are flights from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh usually delayed?
81.73% of flights on the LAX to PIT route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh?
Only American Airlines appears in the published record on this route, with 301 flights and 77.33% arriving on time.
How often are LAX to PIT flights cancelled?
0.25% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 3 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Los Angeles to Pittsburgh?
April, when 94.4% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 61.3%.
When LAX to PIT flights are late, how late are they?
About 89 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 PIT during January 2025 – August 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 →