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LAX Los Angeles / ACV Arcata

LAX → ACV on time

Los Angeles LAX (Los Angeles, CA) to California Redwood Coast-Humboldt (Arcata/Eureka, CA). Every scheduled flight, September 2025 to August 2026.

On time
85%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.9%
427 flights
Typical arrival
−12 min
median vs schedule
When late
+50 min
average delay
Flights / day
1
1 airline

85% of flights from Los Angeles to Arcata arrived on time over the past 12 months. That is better than the typical U.S. route. 5% of flights arrived more than an hour late or not at all.

How late?

The on-time rate treats a flight 20 minutes late the same as one 5 hours late. Here's the split for LAX → ACV: when a flight was late, it was under 45 minutes late 67% of the time. About 1 in 43 flights landed an hour or more late, and 1 in 142 three hours or more; 0.9% were cancelled outright.

Share of all 427 scheduled flights, past 12 months, by arrival time against schedule.

By airline

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledTypical arrival1h+ lateAvg when lateOperated by
United Airlines42785%0.9%−12 min2.3%+50 minSkyWest 96%, United Airlines 4%

Airline = the name on the ticket. Regional flights (e.g. "Delta Connection") count under the ticketing airline, and the operator is listed.

Best time of day to fly

On-time rate by scheduled departure hour (local time at LAX). Delays build through the day as late planes knock on, so early flights usually do best.

40%70%100%noon departures: too few flights (75 flights)12p1 p.m. departures: 87% on time (185 flights)871p2 p.m. departures: too few flights2p3 p.m. departures: too few flights3p4 p.m. departures: too few flights (91 flights)4p5 p.m. departures: too few flights5p6 p.m. departures: too few flights (8 flights)6p7 p.m. departures: too few flights (12 flights)7p8 p.m. departures: too few flights (56 flights)8p
LAX → ACV, share of flights arriving on time, by departure hour. Hours with under 100 flights are greyed out.
82%+ on time76–82%68–76%under 68%too few flights

By month

Each calendar month pooled over 2023–2026. Best: May (87%). Worst: June (81%).

40%70%100%Jan: too few flights (93 flights)JanFeb: too few flights (85 flights)FebMar: too few flights (93 flights)MarApr: too few flights (90 flights)AprMay: 87% on time (103 flights)87MayJun: 81% on time (117 flights)81JunJul: 82% on time (111 flights)82JulAug: too few flights (98 flights)AugSep: too few flights (90 flights)SepOct: too few flights (93 flights)OctNov: too few flights (92 flights)NovDec: too few flights (93 flights)Dec

By day of week

DayFlightsOn timeCancelled
Monday64——
Tuesday57——
Wednesday63——
Thursday64——
Friday57——
Saturday58——
Sunday64——

Why flights were late

Share of delay minutes on flights 15+ minutes late, as reported to BTS by the airlines.

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 51%Late inbound plane 35%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 14%

Cancellations: weather 2 · air traffic/airport 2

Month by month

Not enough months with data to draw a trend.

Questions

How often are flights from LAX to ACV on time?

85% of 427 scheduled flights from Los Angeles, CA to Arcata/Eureka, CA arrived within 15 minutes of schedule between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.9% were cancelled.

What month has the most delays from LAX to ACV?

June (81% on time). The best month is May (87%), over 2023–2026.

Related

Domestic flights by the airlines that report to the U.S. DOT, plus their regional partners. "On time" means arriving less than 15 minutes after schedule; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Past performance is a guide, not a forecast. Method.