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Direct flights from Edmonton (YEG) to Los Angeles (LAX): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,187 km, an estimated 3 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Edmonton and Los Angeles. Updated 14 September 2026 at 03:55 UTC.
YEG
Edmonton
tracking
LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +0
2,187 km · ~3h 18m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live YEG and LAX delay boards
Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+16 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
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
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How the Edmonton to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YEG 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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YEG to LAX questions
Is YEG–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 YEG to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 2,187 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 184–217 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does YEG–LAX fly?
WestJet 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 YEG 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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