Flights Los Angeles → San Jose
LAX → SJC
Route overview
The flight route from Los Angeles to San Jose operates with a high level of punctuality, achieving an on-time performance rate of 84%. Over the past year, there have been 1014 flights along this route, with an average delay time of just 4.1 minutes. The diverse fleet includes aircraft such as Canadair Regional Jets and Boeing 737s, serving a destination airport that sees over eleven 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) → San Jose (SJC) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1435 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.05%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At San Jose 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 San Jose: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJC) heads north-west for about 496 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 40% of LAX-SJC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into San Jose it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,435 tracked LAX-SJC flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 1.1% 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% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-SJC
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> San Jose (SJC) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 1435 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-San Jose is 1.05% across 1435 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at San Jose, 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.
