Flights Los Angeles → San Antonio
LAX → SAT
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to San Antonio?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 30m 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
This flight route operates from Los Angeles to San Antonio, using Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. With a high on-time performance rate of 83%, the average delay is only 4.9 minutes, and it has seen a total of 411 flights. The origin airport in Los Angeles opened in 1926, while the destination airport in San Antonio, which handles nearly nine million passengers annually, was established in 1942.
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) → San Antonio (SAT) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1083 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Antonio 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 San Antonio: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Antonio (SAT) heads east for about 1,945 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of LAX-SAT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into San Antonio it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,083 tracked LAX-SAT flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 0.5% 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% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-SAT
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Antonio (SAT) takes 2h 30m 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) -> San Antonio (SAT) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 1083 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-San Antonio is 0.46% across 1083 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Antonio, 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.
