Flights Los Angeles → Mexico City
LAX → MEX
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Mexico City?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX) takes 3h 15m 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 operates between Los Angeles and Mexico City, using a mix of Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft. The origin airport in Los Angeles has been operational since 1926, while the destination airport in Mexico City opened in 1963 and currently serves over 46 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 Los Angeles (LAX) → Mexico City (MEX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines. Across 12 flights monitored in recent months, 60% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 27 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.2/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Mexico City the average ATFM delay is 2.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Mexico City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX) heads south-east for about 2,500 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 15m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of LAX-MEX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Mexico City it is 2.5 min (atfm).
Across 12 tracked LAX-MEX flights, 60% left on time with an average delay of 27 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating LAX-MEX
Airports
Frequently asked questions about LAX-MEX
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Mexico City (MEX) takes 3h 15m 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 Los Angeles (LAX) -> Mexico City (MEX) route, on-time performance is 60% with an average delay of 27 minutes, based on 12 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Mexico City is 0.00% across 12 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Mexico City, 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.
