SQ38Singapore Airlines · SIN → LAX
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Singapore Airlines

SQ38 SingaporeSIN · 20:45 Los AngelesLAX · 21:50

SQ38 by Singapore Airlines flies from Singapore (SIN) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Los Angeles · off blocks 20:41 · 4 min early
20:56

estimated arrival at LAX · local time · ~9h 21m from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
SIN5,690 mi · ~9h 21m leftLAX
37,000 ftAltitudecruising
615 mphSpeed534 kt
48°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 32m

Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−31 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
−4 gate
09-15
−4 gate
09-14
+3 gate · −32 arrival
09-13
+20 gate · +6 arrival
09-12
+4 gate · −31 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −31 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SINSingaporeOn-time likelySIN delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
SIN→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SIN and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Singapore to Los Angeles flights today

same route · Singapore Airlines
SQ12departs 09:25
SQ36departs 18:40

If SQ38 is cancelled, these are the other Singapore Airlines nonstop flights from Singapore to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SIN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How SQ38 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for SQ38 across the SIN and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~28 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how SQ38 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-16SIN 20:45 20:41 (−4)LAX
09-15SIN 20:45 20:41 (−4)LAX
09-14SIN 20:45 20:48 (+3)LAX 21:50 21:18 (−32)
09-13SIN 20:45 21:05 (+20)LAX 21:50 21:56 (+6)
09-12SIN 20:45 20:49 (+4)LAX 21:50 21:19 (−31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: 9V-SJE, 9V-SJF, 9V-SJB.

Board clocks recorded as SIN and LAX published them.

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