The flight time from Los Angeles to Memphis is 3 hours, 34 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves LAX Los Angeles, CA 2 minutes early.
17 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 10 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MEM Memphis, TN 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Allegiant
91%
Spirit
90%
Delta
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Los Angeles to Memphis is 3 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 10 minutes.

The flight distance from Los Angeles to Memphis is 1619 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Memphis to Los Angeles
4 hours, 2 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
3h 28m
Allegiant
3h 35m
Delta
3h 37m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

7

Distance

1619 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND02040

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
4
Spirit
1
Allegiant
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Los Angeles from Memphis by plane?

The distance from Los Angeles to Memphis by plane is 1619 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Memphis?

The flight time from Los Angeles to Memphis is 3 hours, 34 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 10 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 3 hours, 28 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 3 hours, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Los Angeles to Memphis?

Delta, Allegiant, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Los Angeles to Memphis.

Does Southwest fly from Los Angeles to Memphis?

Southwest does not fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Memphis (MEM). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Los Angeles 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 17 minutes
In the Air 190 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Memphis 1 minute early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Los Angeles to Memphis, Spirit is 90% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 90% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Allegiant 91% 9% 0%
Spirit 90% 9% 1%
Delta 76% 24% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Los Angeles and Memphis, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Spirit 14 187 5 208
Allegiant 17 191 6 215
Delta 19 191 6 217

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.04
7pm 0
1pm 0.04
5pm 0.38
2pm 0.08
6pm 0.28
9am 0.03
7am 0.08
3pm 0.01
11am 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Memphis that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 46
February 39
March 59
April 38
May 30
June 31
July 28
August 24
September 18
October 21
November 21
December 23

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Los Angeles to Memphis that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.25
Tuesday 0.19
Wednesday 1.04
Thursday 1.62
Friday 1.21
Saturday 0.38
Sunday 1.58

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 0
Spirit 0
Allegiant 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 15 185 5 208
7pm 16 188 10 214
1pm 12 187 5 204
5pm 20 190 6 217
2pm 16 197 6 221
6pm 16 194 6 217
9am 17 187 6 214
7am 14 189 6 209
3pm 19 188 7 215
11am 15 188 6 209
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.