Flights Aspen → Los Angeles
ASE → LAX
How long is the flight from Aspen to Los Angeles?
The flight from Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Aspen to Los Angeles operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%, with flights typically experiencing delays averaging 28.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route includes approximately 447 flights, landing at Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926 and serves over 76 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Aspen (ASE) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 838 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 30 minutes. The cancellation rate is 8.23%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Aspen the average ATFM delay is 6.3 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south-west for about 1,185 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 42m.
Departures from Aspen on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 62% of ASE-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Aspen the average ATFM delay is 6.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 838 tracked ASE-LAX flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 30 min and a 8.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ASE-LAX
The flight from Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 1h 42m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Aspen (ASE) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 30 minutes, based on 838 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Aspen-Los Angeles is 8.23% across 838 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
