Flights Los Angeles → Tucson
LAX → TUS
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Tucson?
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tucson (TUS) takes 1h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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 Tucson operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with the average delay being 11.2 minutes when delays occur. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 651 flights using aircraft such as the Canadair Regional Jet 700 and Boeing 737-300, serving the busy destination airport in Tucson which handles over three 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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1594 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 12 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.13%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson 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 Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tucson (TUS) heads east for about 725 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 7m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of LAX-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,594 tracked LAX-TUS flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 12 min and a 0.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 85% | -1 min | 0.5% |
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-TUS
The flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tucson (TUS) takes 1h 7m on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 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) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 12 minutes, based on 1594 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Tucson is 0.13% across 1594 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 4 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Tucson, 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.
