Flights San Jose → Los Angeles
SJC → LAX
Route overview
The flight route from San Jose to Los Angeles has a high on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just one minute. The destination airport, which opened in 1926, handles nearly 76.6 million passengers annually and is served by various aircraft types including the Canadair Regional Jet 700, Canadair Regional Jet 900, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-300, and Boeing 737-800.
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 San Jose (SJC) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1425 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.98%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.7/100 (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 San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Jose (SJC) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads south-east for about 496 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 2m.
Departures from San Jose on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of SJC-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Jose the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,425 tracked SJC-LAX flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 1.0% 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% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about SJC-LAX
On the San Jose (SJC) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 1425 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Jose-Los Angeles is 0.98% across 1425 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, United Airlines, Southwest 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.
