Flights Pittsburgh → Los Angeles
PIT → LAX
Route overview
This flight route operates between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, with an overall on-time performance rate of 86%. The average delay for flights is approximately 22.5 minutes, based on a total of 84 recorded flights. The aircraft used include Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, and Airbus A320 models. Pittsburgh's airport opened in 1944, while Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world’s busiest airports, dates back to 1926 and 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 Pittsburgh (PIT) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines. Across 114 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.9/100 (low), 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 Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,430 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 42m.
Departures from Pittsburgh on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of PIT-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 114 tracked PIT-LAX flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about PIT-LAX
On the Pittsburgh (PIT) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 114 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Pittsburgh-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 114 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines.
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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.
