Airport reliability

Long Beach (LGB) on-time performance

How reliably flights leave Long Beach, CA (LGB) and reach their destinations, by airline, departure hour and month, September 2025 to August 2026.

Historical performance Official DOT data through August 2026 · Not live flight status

Long Beach, CA14,934 departures in 12 months

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Departures on time: 84.2%
Cancelled: 0.4%
60+ minutes late: 4.0%
Scheduled departures: 14,934

What this means

LGB departures beat the U.S. average.

84.2% of the 14,934 scheduled departures from Long Beach (LGB) arrived at their destination on time, 8.6 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
0.4% of departures were cancelled (U.S. average 1.9%), and 4.0% arrived an hour or more late.
Flights arriving at LGB were on time 80.1% of the time.
Among airlines with at least 300 departures, SkyWest Airlines was the most punctual from LGB (92.1%) and Southwest Airlines the least (83.6%).
Over the last 3 years, September was the most reliable month for departures from LGB (87.2% on time) and July the least reliable (82.5%).
Flights scheduled to depart 6 am to 7 am were the most punctual (94.0% on time); flights scheduled to depart 2 pm to 3 pm were the least (70.3%).

Airlines at LGB

Ranked by on-time arrival

Departures from LGB, September 2025 to August 2026. On time means arrived at the destination within 15 minutes of schedule.
Airline	On time	Cancelled	60+ min late	Avg delay when late	Departures
SkyWest AirlinesSold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska	92.1%	0.0%	3.4%	91 min	560
Hawaiian Airlines	88.5%	1.2%	1.2%	41 min	244
Alaska Airlines	87.7%	0.6%	2.9%	91 min	486
Delta Air Lines	87.0%	1.1%	4.7%	90 min	529
Southwest Airlines	83.6%	0.4%	4.0%	50 min	13,115

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On-time rate by departure hour

6a 94.0%

7a 93.6%

8a 91.6%

9a 89.5%

10a 86.8%

11a 85.7%

12p 80.9%

1p 83.9%

2p 70.3%

3p 76.8%

4p 75.0%

5p 82.2%

6p 77.4%

7p 73.6%

8p 73.3%

Share of scheduled flights on time LGB average 84.2%

Departures from LGB by scheduled local departure hour, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Departing 6 am to 7 am	94.0%	748
Departing 7 am to 8 am	93.6%	2,092
Departing 8 am to 9 am	91.6%	1,628
Departing 9 am to 10 am	89.5%	1,336
Departing 10 am to 11 am	86.8%	1,042
Departing 11 am to noon	85.7%	721
Departing noon to 1 pm	80.9%	947
Departing 1 pm to 2 pm	83.9%	1,142
Departing 2 pm to 3 pm	70.3%	889
Departing 3 pm to 4 pm	76.8%	728
Departing 4 pm to 5 pm	75.0%	1,080
Departing 5 pm to 6 pm	82.2%	664
Departing 6 pm to 7 pm	77.4%	809
Departing 7 pm to 8 pm	73.6%	853
Departing 8 pm to 9 pm	73.3%	255

Best and worst months at LGB

Jan 86.5%

Feb 86.8%

Mar 85.3%

Apr 86.0%

May 84.5%

Jun 83.1%

Jul 82.5%

Aug 85.6%

Sep 87.2%

Oct 83.9%

Nov 87.1%

Dec 82.9%

Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 84.2%

Departures from LGB by calendar month, September 2023 to August 2026 pooled. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
January	86.5%	4,049
February	86.8%	3,796
March	85.3%	4,176
April	86.0%	4,039
May	84.5%	4,154
June	83.1%	4,075
July	82.5%	4,210
August	85.6%	4,090
September	87.2%	4,196
October	83.9%	4,369
November	87.1%	4,230
December	82.9%	4,340

Month by month, last 12 months

Sep 89.1%

Oct 84.5%

Nov 80.7%

Dec 80.8%

Jan 90.8%

Feb 88.2%

Mar 84.7%

Apr 84.2%

May 84.4%

Jun 79.7%

Jul 82.8%

Aug 80.7%

Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%

Departures from LGB, September 2025 to August 2026. Scale starts at zero.

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Period	On time	Flights
Sep 2025	89.1%	1,381
Oct 2025	84.5%	1,397
Nov 2025	80.7%	1,323
Dec 2025	80.8%	1,357
Jan 2026	90.8%	1,217
Feb 2026	88.2%	1,129
Mar 2026	84.7%	1,200
Apr 2026	84.2%	1,156
May 2026	84.4%	1,184
Jun 2026	79.7%	1,161
Jul 2026	82.8%	1,196
Aug 2026	80.7%	1,233

Busiest routes from LGB

Nonstop routes from LGB by scheduled flights, September 2025 to August 2026.
To	On time	Cancelled	Airlines	Flights
Las Vegas (LAS)	79.9%	0.5%	1	2,087
Sacramento (SMF)	86.4%	0.4%	1	1,852
Salt Lake City (SLC)	88.1%	0.4%	3	1,569
Oakland (OAK)	88.1%	0.4%	1	1,568
Phoenix (PHX)	79.7%	0.3%	1	1,515
San Jose (SJC)	85.8%	0.2%	1	1,251
Denver (DEN)	81.4%	0.1%	1	1,007
Honolulu (HNL)	88.9%	0.4%	3	730
Reno (RNO)	84.1%	0.4%	1	687
Dallas (DAL)	83.3%	0.8%	1	484
Houston (HOU)	76.8%	0.2%	1	440
Austin (AUS)	81.8%	0.0%	1	412
Kahului (OGG)	90.3%	0.8%	3	370
Nashville (BNA)	88.2%	0.3%	1	365
Chicago (MDW)	79.5%	1.1%	1	283
Baltimore (BWI)	85.7%	1.0%	1	98
Albuquerque (ABQ)	83.3%	0.0%	1	78
St. Louis (STL)	87.7%	0.0%	1	57

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Sources & data dates

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
Period: September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
Data through: August 2026
Processed: 2026-11-03
Scope: Scheduled nonstop domestic departures from Long Beach, CA (LGB) by airlines that report to the DOT.
Method: Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.

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