LAX → CLDLos Angeles to Carlsbad

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Carlsbad (CLD): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 38 minutes late. 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 Los Angeles and Carlsbad. Updated 26 October 2026 at 00:20 UTC.

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +10
CLD Carlsbad tracking
138 km · ~0h 41m est.
dep bank 08:25–22:193x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 3x weekly · nonstop
86 / 100

route health from live LAX and CLD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +38 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+38 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~0h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
SkyWest AirlinesUnited 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
SkyWest AirlinesOO

Flights OO455 08:25 Mo · OO385 10:30 Mo

United AirlinesUA

Flights UA499 12:00 Sa · UA5529 22:19 Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-251I918departed+11
10-25LXJ351departed+76
10-221I988departed+38

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
LAXLos Angeles +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · W 8 kt Full LAX delay board →
CLDCarlsbad tracking Full CLD delay board →

How the Los Angeles to Carlsbad route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to CLD 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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LAX to CLD questions

Is LAX–CLD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–CLD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:25 and evening departures around 22:19 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to CLD?

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 LAX–CLD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 4 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.