YVR → LAXVancouver to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Vancouver (YVR) to Los Angeles (LAX): 58 nonstop departures observed each week across 5 airlines. 93% of the last 43 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. 1 of the 47 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,741 km, an estimated 2 hours 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vancouver and Los Angeles. Updated 4 November 2026 at 06:33 UTC.

YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
1,741 km · ~2h 44m est.
dep bank 08:15–19:3058x weekly
Runs reliable · 5 airlines · 58x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 43 tracked YVR → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 1 of 47 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 42 arrivals
Flight time~2h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures58x5 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled2.1%recent route rate · 1 of 47

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaAir New ZealandAmerican AirlinesFlair 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
Air CanadaAC89% on time

Flights AC1742 08:15 Tu We Th Fr Sa · AC550 08:35 daily · AC1744 10:35 Tu We Th Fr · AC552 11:15 daily

Air New ZealandNZ

Flights NZ9996 16:08 Mo Tu

American AirlinesAA

Flights AA6303 13:45 daily

Flair AirlinesF8

Flights F81888 14:55 We Th Fr Sa Su

United AirlinesUA100% on time

Flights UA698 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AC550dep +20 → arr−14
11-03AC552dep +4 → arr−30
11-03AC554dep +19 → arr−18
11-03AC558dep +12 → arr−32
11-03NZ9996departed−3
11-03UA698dep +16 → arr−24
11-02AC1772departed+17
11-02AC550arrived−28
11-02AC552dep +9 → arr−30
11-02AC554dep +24 → arr−12
11-02AC558dep +10 → arr−20
11-02NZ9996departed−5
11-02UA698dep +12 → arr−22
11-01AC2434departed+41
11-01AC550dep +35 → arr−16
11-01AC552dep +13 → arr−37
11-01AC554cancelledCNX
11-01AC558dep +12 → arr−35
11-01F81888dep +9 → arr−37
11-01LXJ405dep +0 → arr+11
11-01UA698dep +13 → arr−35
10-31AA6303dep +30 → arr−2
10-31AC550dep +21 → arr−5
10-31AC552dep +22 → arr−1
10-31AC554dep +11 → arr−7
10-31AC558dep +18 → arr−12
10-31F81888dep +17 → arr−10
10-31UA698dep +14 → arr−12
10-30AA6303dep +15 → arr−16
10-30AC550dep +52 → arr+25
10-30AC552dep +14 → arr−12
10-30AC554dep +24 → arr+3
10-30AC558dep +17 → arr−8
10-30UA698dep +12 → arr−11
10-29AA6303dep +29 → arr−3
10-29AC550dep +32 → arr+3
10-29AC552dep +9 → arr−24
10-29AC554dep +43 → arr+20
10-29AC558dep −11 → arr−17
10-29F81888dep +15 → arr−11

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
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 5 kt Full YVR delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Vancouver to Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is YVR–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.

Morning or evening flight on YVR–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:15 and evening departures around 19:30 from YVR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YVR to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 1,741 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 153–179 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YVR–LAX fly?

5 carriers operate this route, around 58 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.