Flights Bakersfield → Los Angeles
BFL → LAX
How long is the flight from Bakersfield to Los Angeles?
The flight from Bakersfield (BFL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Bakersfield to Los Angeles, operating with an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia aircraft. The destination airport in Los Angeles opened in 1926 and currently handles over seventy-six 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 Bakersfield (BFL) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.8/100 (low), 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 Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bakersfield (BFL) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south for about 176 km, a flight time of roughly 29m.
Departures from Bakersfield on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of BFL-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bakersfield the average ATFM delay is 2.1 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked BFL-LAX flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -10 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating BFL-LAX
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Frequently asked questions about BFL-LAX
The flight from Bakersfield (BFL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 29 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bakersfield (BFL) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -10 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bakersfield-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 14 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.
