Flights Los Angeles → Miami
LAX → MIA
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Miami?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) takes 4h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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 Miami, operating since the opening of Los Angeles Airport in 1926, sees an average delay of 13.2 minutes with 82% of flights arriving on time over a total of 800 flights. The high traffic destination airport in Miami handles nearly 50 million passengers annually and utilizes a diverse fleet including Boeing 757, 777, 767-300, and 737-800 aircraft for this route.
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) → Miami (MIA) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 2069 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Miami: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) heads east for about 3,763 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 38m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 49% of LAX-MIA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Miami it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 2,069 tracked LAX-MIA flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 0.6% 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 LAX-MIA
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) takes 4h 38m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 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) -> Miami (MIA) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 2069 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Miami is 0.58% across 2069 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.
