Flights Memphis → Los Angeles
MEM → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Los Angeles operates with an average on-time performance of 77%, experiencing a mean delay of 21.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 62 flights on this route using Airbus A320 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in the world, which opened in 1926 and currently handles nearly 76.6 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 Memphis (MEM) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 108 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 2,600 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 40m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 90% of MEM-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 108 tracked MEM-LAX flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 2.8% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about MEM-LAX
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 108 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Los Angeles is 2.78% across 108 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
