Flights Los Angeles → Columbus
LAX → CMH
Route overview
This flight route operates from Los Angeles to Columbus, utilizing Boeing 737-800 aircraft. With an on-time performance rate of 83%, the flights experience an average delay of 11 minutes and have completed a total of 95 flights. The origin airport in Los Angeles opened in 1926, while the destination airport in Columbus opened three years later in 1929 and currently serves over seven 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Los Angeles (LAX) → Columbus (CMH) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 125 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Columbus the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Columbus: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Columbus (CMH) heads north-east for about 3,204 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 25m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 82% of LAX-CMH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Columbus it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 125 tracked LAX-CMH flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
Airlines operating LAX-CMH
Airports
Frequently asked questions about LAX-CMH
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Columbus (CMH) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 125 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Columbus is 0.00% across 125 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Columbus, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
