CLD → LAXCarlsbad to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Carlsbad (CLD) to Los Angeles (LAX): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 138 km, an estimated 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Carlsbad and Los Angeles. Updated 16 October 2026 at 22:33 UTC.

CLD Carlsbad tracking
LAX Los Angeles busy · +19
138 km · ~0h 41m est.
departs 21:101x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
74 / 100

route health from live CLD and LAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA5508 21:10 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16LXJ621arrived+65
10-121I806arrived−12
10-11UA5508arrived−1

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CLDCarlsbad tracking Full CLD delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +19 min busy 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →

How the Carlsbad to Los Angeles route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CLD to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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CLD to LAX questions

Is CLD–LAX running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 74/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CLD to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 138 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 40–42 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CLD–LAX fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sun). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CLD and arrival-side delay at LAX, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.