The flight time from Tucson to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 37 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves TUS Tucson, AZ 5 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 12 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LAX Los Angeles, CA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
93%
American
91%
Southwest
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Tucson to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 12 minutes.

The flight distance from Tucson to Los Angeles is 451 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Los Angeles to Tucson
1 hour, 26 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 29m
American
1h 37m
Delta
1h 41m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

46

Distance

451 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
19
American
15
Southwest
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Tucson from Los Angeles by plane?

The distance from Tucson to Los Angeles by plane is 451 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Tucson to Los Angeles?

The flight time from Tucson to Los Angeles is 1 hour, 37 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 12 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 29 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 41 minutes.

What airlines fly from Tucson to Los Angeles?

American, Southwest, and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Tucson to Los Angeles.

Does Southwest fly from Tucson to Los Angeles?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Tucson (TUS) to Los Angeles (LAX). On average, they have 11 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

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 Tucson 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 72 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Los Angeles 8 minutes 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 Tucson to Los Angeles, Southwest is 82% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 93% 7% 0%
American 91% 9% 0%
Southwest 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Tucson and Los Angeles, 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)
Southwest 11 69 8 89
American 15 72 8 97
Delta 16 73 11 101

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
12pm 0.88
9am 0.02
1pm 0.29
5pm 1.31
10am 0.04
3pm 0.09
8am 0.87
6am 0.45
5am 0.13
7pm 0.13
4pm 0.72
7am 1.08
2pm 0.03
11am 0.24
6pm 0.37

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Tucson to Los Angeles 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 206
February 187
March 209
April 192
May 207
June 188
July 184
August 201
September 224
October 235
November 209
December 194

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Tucson to Los Angeles 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 7.02
Tuesday 6.81
Wednesday 6.85
Thursday 7.08
Friday 7.08
Saturday 5.77
Sunday 6.25

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
American 0
Southwest 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)
12pm 15 71 10 97
9am 16 77 10 111
1pm 16 76 11 103
5pm 15 70 9 95
10am 12 67 6 85
3pm 13 70 9 93
8am 14 74 11 101
6am 10 70 8 90
5am 11 69 7 88
7pm 17 75 10 103
4pm 13 71 8 95
7am 16 72 11 101
2pm 10 70 8 88
11am 13 70 8 91
6pm 13 71 7 94
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.