Flights Los Angeles → Aspen
LAX → ASE
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Aspen?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Aspen (ASE) takes 1h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 Los Angeles to Aspen operates with a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 74%. Over the past period, it has seen a total of 446 flights, each averaging a delay of 21.6 minutes. The origin airport in Los Angeles, which opened in 1926, connects to Aspen's busy regional airport that handles approximately 616,286 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Aspen (ASE) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 820 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Aspen the average ATFM delay is 6.3 minutes (main cause: airspace/NAS (BTS)). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Aspen: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Aspen (ASE) heads north-east for about 1,185 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 70% of LAX-ASE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Aspen it is 6.3 min (airspace/NAS (BTS)).
Across 820 tracked LAX-ASE flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 3.0% 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 LAX-ASE
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Aspen (ASE) takes 1h 39m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Aspen (ASE) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 820 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Aspen is 3.05% across 820 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.
