Flights Los Angeles → Raleigh-durham
LAX → RDU
Route overview
This flight route operates from Los Angeles International Airport, which opened in 1926, to Raleigh-Durham International Airport. With a total of 173 flights and an on-time performance rate of 84%, the route generally maintains high punctuality, although flights experience an average delay of 11.1 minutes.
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) → Raleigh-durham (RDU) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 231 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 1.30%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Raleigh-durham 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 Raleigh-durham: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Raleigh-durham (RDU) heads east for about 3,595 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 55m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of LAX-RDU flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Raleigh-durham it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 231 tracked LAX-RDU flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 1.3% cancellation rate.
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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% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-RDU
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Raleigh-durham (RDU) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 231 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Raleigh-durham is 1.30% across 231 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 Raleigh-durham, 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.
