LAX Los Angeles International Airport
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Los Angeles07:12·15°C·#225/327
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Los Angeles (LAX) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations across 103 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
07:00today +1 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Los Angeles (LAX) delays today: 86% of the 91 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 5 November 2026 at 14:33 UTC.

Departures47 timed
On time87%41
Delayed13%6
typical now on schedule
Arrivals44 timed
On time84%37
Delayed16%7
typical now 12 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
07:03AA 6441SFO on time
07:03AS 668PDX on time
07:05AS 286EWR on time
07:05B6 524JFK on time
07:05DL 3700SMF on time
07:10AS 963LIH on time
07:10DL 515ATL on time
07:10UA 2743EWR on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +35. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
07:03UA 4649SBA on time
07:05VB 510GDL on time
07:10WN 2543STL on time
07:14UA 2318FAT on time
07:17UA 2039LAS on time
07:20YP 101ICN on time
Running late right now6 of 326 still on the board · 1.8%
+95
AS 2486 from SFO · arr 09:04
Flights this late at LAX still cancel only 1.8% of the time.
+48
AS 482 → SEA · dep 10:00
Board says +48. When this board first posts +45, the median flight departs +64.
+26
B6 1001 from FLL · arr 09:15
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~30 min.
+26
WN 146 from HOU · arr 09:26
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~27 min.
In the air to LAXlive positions · 3-min feed
67aircraft inbound · next to land WN 4806 from SMF, lands ~07:13
WN 4806SMF
on final · ~07:13
UA 2127SFO
on final · ~07:13
UA 2096PHX
on final · ~07:13
UA 1850DEN
on final · ~07:14

Positions as of 07:09 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ATL+34m
Why4 kt ENE winds, Scattered. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at LAX in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 103 A typical day here runs ~0.7%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 25°C to 29°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 28th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +8 min departures.

Typical week here
+14
MON
+8
TUE
+10
WED
+16
THU
+16
FRI
+12
SAT
+18
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+8 min), heaviest on Sunday (+18 min).

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Sample · what you getLAX went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/los-angeles-LAX

Los Angeles airport delays today

LAX is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 12 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 103 tracked flights (0.0%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 08:00 (+7 min expected).

Other Los Angeles airports: BUR ONT SNA LGB · Nearby gateways: LGB BUR SNA ONT SAN PSP · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Los Angeles

Is Los Angeles (LAX) delayed right now?

LAX is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations across 103 tracked flights. 86% of the 91 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Los Angeles (LAX)?

Winds ENE-070 at 4kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 15°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 29.96 inHg, Few clouds at 14000ft, Few clouds at 19000ft, Scattered clouds at 25000ft. 15°C. wind 4 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Los Angeles (LAX)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+8 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+18 min).

How often are flights delayed at LAX today?

We tracked 103 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 12 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for LAX?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds ENE-060 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind70° 4 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew15 / 9 °C
Pressure1015 hPa
KLAX 051453Z 07004KT 10SM FEW140 FEW190 SCT250 15/09 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01500094 53003 $
06:00 to 09:00VFRWinds ENE-060 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
09:00 to 11:00VFRWinds W-260 at 5kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
11:00 to 19:00VFRWinds W-260 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
19:00 to 00:00VFRWinds W-270 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Sky clear
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 06:53 local · 19m ago · delay window 06:33 local · How these are computed → methodology