LAX → CLELos Angeles to Cleveland

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Cleveland (CLE): 24 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 89% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 28 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,296 km, an estimated 4 hours 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Cleveland. Updated 14 November 2026 at 18:33 UTC.

Today, LAX → CLE

Sat 14 Nov · local times
UA2851United32 min late

The LAX board at 06:33 shows departure at 10:15 instead of 09:43.

Later cancelled
0.5%of 8,460 past United flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
No other nonstoplast LAX to CLE departure of the day
Track UA2851 →
  1. 09:40 AA650American Sched 09:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  2. 09:43 UA2851United Est. 10:15 +32T7 ·

Checked LAX board 06:33 · CLE board 10:03

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +12
CLE Cleveland smooth · +9
3,296 km · ~4h 44m est.
dep bank 09:40–23:1024x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 24x weekly · nonstop
89% on time

of the last 27 tracked LAX → CLE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 28 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 27 arrivals
Flight time~4h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures24x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 28

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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American 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
American AirlinesAA83% on time

Flights AA650 09:40 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA89% on time

Flights UA2851 varies daily · UA1818 12:50 Mo Th Fr Su · UA2758 23:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13AA650dep +8 → arr−1
11-13DL437dep +32 → arr−6
11-13DL951dep +24 → arr+0
11-13UA1818dep +371 → arr+337
11-13UA1981dep +54 → arr−5
11-13UA2758dep +93 → arr+64
11-13UA2851dep +43 → arr+13
11-13UA457departed+446
11-12AA650dep +58 → arr+36
11-12UA1818dep +12 → arr−14
11-12UA2758dep +12 → arr−18
11-12UA2851dep +35 → arr+5
11-11UA2758dep +20 → arr−9
11-11UA2851dep +12 → arr−24
11-10AA650dep +9 → arr−23
11-10UA2758dep +6 → arr−32
11-10UA2851dep +11 → arr−30
11-09AA650dep +13 → arr−6
11-09UA1818dep +26 → arr−7
11-09UA2758dep +14 → arr−23
11-09UA2851dep +18 → arr−16
11-08AA650dep +8 → arr−12
11-08UA1818dep +18 → arr−4
11-08UA2758dep +9 → arr−18
11-08UA2851dep +28 → arr+3
11-07AA650dep +9 → arr+1
11-07UA2758dep +9 → arr−8
11-07UA2851dep +16 → arr−4

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 +12 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SE 4 kt Full LAX delay board →
CLECleveland +9 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WSW 10 kt Full CLE delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CLE: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Cleveland route actually runs

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

Is LAX–CLE running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–CLE?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:40 and evening departures around 23:10 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLE delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to CLE?

Great-circle distance is 3,296 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 263–313 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–CLE fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 24 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.