Contour AviationLF33% on time
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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Merced (MCE): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 418 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Merced. Updated 7 September 2026 at 00:52 UTC.
LAX
Los Angeles
busy · +15
MCE
Merced
tracking
418 km · ~1h 02m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
33% on time
of the last 6 operated LAX → MCE flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+19 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Contour Aviation
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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Los Angeles to Merced route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to MCE 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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Pro Flight Search — Los Angeles (LAX) to Merced (MCE) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LAX-MCE
LAX to MCE questions
Is LAX–MCE running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from LAX to MCE?
Great-circle distance is 418 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 60–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does LAX–MCE fly?
Contour Aviation runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). 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 LAX and arrival-side delay at MCE, 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.
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