RDU → LAX American Airlines

American Airlines · Raleigh/Durham, NC to Los Angeles, CA · 419 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 13 flight numbers

This route's scheduled flight time has grown by 18 min since 2025-07 — some of the on-time performance may reflect a more generous published schedule, not a faster or more reliable flight.
On-time arrival
85%
Median delay
-11 min
90th percentile
+36 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is American Airlines from RDU to LAX?

Across every American Airlines flight number on RDU → LAX (419 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 85% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -11 min; the worst 10% ran +36 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time35085%
16-30 min195%
31-60 min184%
61-120 min174%
2+ hrs102%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-074791%-7 min
2025-083497%-12 min
2025-092688%-3 min
2025-104393%-4 min
2025-113987%-4 min
2025-123781%+1 min
2026-012070%+7 min
2026-022374%+4 min
2026-033181%+19 min
2026-043083%-1 min
2026-053979%+10 min
2026-064578%+4 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon6481%
Tue5182%
Wed4589%
Thu6888%
Fri7084%
Sat4883%
Sun6884%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…