Flights Columbus → Los Angeles
CMH → LAX
How long is the flight from Columbus to Los Angeles?
The flight from Columbus (CMH) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 31m 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 from Columbus to Los Angeles is operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with an average delay of 13.9 minutes per flight and a punctuality rate of 72%. The route sees approximately 95 flights annually, connecting two historically significant airports: the one in Columbus opened in 1929 while Los Angeles International Airport, which handles nearly 76.6 million passengers yearly, was established in 1926.
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 Columbus (CMH) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 321 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.31%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.4/100 (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 Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Columbus (CMH) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,204 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 31m.
Departures from Columbus on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 51% of CMH-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Columbus the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 321 tracked CMH-LAX flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 0.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about CMH-LAX
The flight from Columbus (CMH) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 4h 31m 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 Columbus (CMH) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 321 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Columbus-Los Angeles is 0.31% across 321 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
