American AirlinesAA67% on time
Flights AA6513 17:57 daily
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Direct flights from Santa Fe (SAF) to Los Angeles (LAX): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 57% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,140 km, an estimated 1 hour 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Santa Fe and Los Angeles. Updated 19 August 2026 at 06:25 UTC.
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1,140 km · ~1h 58m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
57% on time
of the last 7 operated SAF → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Search live fares for this route →Median arrival−17 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~1h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
SAF → LAX · one way · economy · 1 adult
TodayChecking…Direct airline fares
TomorrowChecking…Direct airline fares
In one weekChecking…Direct airline fares
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 outcomes08-13LXJ274arrived+25
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Santa Fe to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop SAF to LAX flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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SAF to LAX questions
Is SAF–LAX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SAF to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 1,140 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 110–128 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SAF–LAX fly?
American Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 SAF 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.
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