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LAX Airport Status

Los Angeles Intl. · local time

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Live · updated 3:25 PM local time

Departures

Normal operations

Takeoffs are delayed by 29m on average due to heavy traffic.

Arrivals

Normal operations

Flights are landing 21m late on average due to heavy traffic.

Live traffic around LAX

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Runways in use

Landing24R 25L
Taking off24L 25R
Visual conditions: Good visibility, so planes can land closer together and the airport can take more flights an hour.

Stats at LAX

Departures
492Takeoffs · 61% on time
25Cancellations
21 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
433Landings · 60% on time
20Cancellations
2Diversions
12 minAverage taxi to gate
Departures
38Takeoffs · 58% on time
2Cancellations
21 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
52Landings · 52% on time
2Cancellations
0Diversions
8 minAverage taxi to gate

Average delay, hour by hour

Takeoffs
  1. 3 AM: 2h 26m late on average
  2. 4 AM: 2h 4m late on average
  3. 5 AM: 6m late on average
  4. 6 AM: 52m late on average
  5. 7 AM: 9m late on average
  6. 8 AM: 7m late on average
  7. 9 AM: 49m late on average
  8. 10 AM: 16m late on average
  9. 11 AM: 22m late on average
  10. 12 PM: 15m late on average
  11. 1 PM: 20m late on average
  12. 2 PM: 27m late on average
  13. This hour: 18m late on average
Landings
  1. 3 AM: on time
  2. 4 AM: on time
  3. 5 AM: 14m late on average
  4. 6 AM: 2m late on average
  5. 7 AM: 10m late on average
  6. 8 AM: 34m late on average
  7. 9 AM: 12m late on average
  8. 10 AM: 7m late on average
  9. 11 AM: 18m late on average
  10. 12 PM: 34m late on average
  11. 1 PM: 18m late on average
  12. 2 PM: 29m late on average
  13. This hour: 18m late on average

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Weather at LAX

Weather

72°F22°C

Partly cloudy skies and moderate winds.

Skies are mostly clear with a few scattered clouds. Moderate winds from the west at 15 mph.

Next few hours: Conditions are quiet for now.

Wind 15 mph Visibility 10 mi VFR

Security wait times at LAX

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at LAX can reach 22 minutes at its busiest, on Tuesdays around 9 AM, and stays within 6 minutes at the quietest hour.

TSA wait this hour
Up to 9 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 7 min
  • 5 PMUp to 8 min
  • 6 PMUp to 9 min
Best times to go through security at LAXWaits by day and hour, and how early to get to LAX

Customs wait times at LAX

For international arrivals at LAX, customs lines for visitors are usually longest around 3 PM, and shortest around 5 PM.

US citizens, typical right now 7 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time
Visitors, typical right now 27 min Friday, 3:25 PM local time

Typical wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: about 19 minSunday, 6 AM: about 15 minSunday, 7 AM: about 15 minSunday, 8 AM: about 15 minSunday, 9 AM: about 22 minSunday, 10 AM: about 19 minSunday, 11 AM: about 18 minSunday, 12 PM: about 17 minSunday, 1 PM: about 21 minSunday, 2 PM: about 26 minSunday, 3 PM: about 23 minSunday, 4 PM: about 16 minSunday, 5 PM: about 13 minSunday, 6 PM: about 15 minSunday, 7 PM: about 19 minSunday, 8 PM: about 20 minSunday, 9 PM: about 20 minSunday, 10 PM: about 17 minSunday, 11 PM: about 19 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: about 19 minMonday, 6 AM: about 13 minMonday, 7 AM: about 20 minMonday, 8 AM: about 18 minMonday, 9 AM: about 17 minMonday, 10 AM: about 22 minMonday, 11 AM: about 18 minMonday, 12 PM: about 22 minMonday, 1 PM: about 32 minMonday, 2 PM: about 27 minMonday, 3 PM: about 35 minMonday, 4 PM: about 19 minMonday, 5 PM: about 15 minMonday, 6 PM: about 17 minMonday, 7 PM: about 19 minMonday, 8 PM: about 19 minMonday, 9 PM: about 14 minMonday, 10 PM: about 18 minMonday, 11 PM: about 19 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: about 16 minTuesday, 6 AM: about 16 minTuesday, 7 AM: about 13 minTuesday, 8 AM: about 17 minTuesday, 9 AM: about 24 minTuesday, 10 AM: about 17 minTuesday, 11 AM: about 16 minTuesday, 12 PM: about 19 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 26 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 25 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 27 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 23 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 15 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 18 minTuesday, 7 PM: about 19 minTuesday, 8 PM: about 29 minTuesday, 9 PM: about 21 minTuesday, 10 PM: about 20 minTuesday, 11 PM: about 18 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: about 19 minWednesday, 6 AM: about 13 minWednesday, 7 AM: about 16 minWednesday, 8 AM: about 21 minWednesday, 9 AM: about 22 minWednesday, 10 AM: about 25 minWednesday, 11 AM: about 17 minWednesday, 12 PM: about 22 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 33 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 39 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 42 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 25 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 19 minWednesday, 6 PM: about 18 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 20 minWednesday, 8 PM: about 21 minWednesday, 9 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 10 PM: about 19 minWednesday, 11 PM: about 25 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: about 17 minThursday, 6 AM: about 21 minThursday, 7 AM: about 33 minThursday, 8 AM: about 26 minThursday, 9 AM: about 26 minThursday, 10 AM: about 23 minThursday, 11 AM: about 32 minThursday, 12 PM: about 35 minThursday, 1 PM: about 42 minThursday, 2 PM: about 38 minThursday, 3 PM: about 41 minThursday, 4 PM: about 34 minThursday, 5 PM: about 21 minThursday, 6 PM: about 18 minThursday, 7 PM: about 21 minThursday, 8 PM: about 28 minThursday, 9 PM: about 25 minThursday, 10 PM: about 21 minThursday, 11 PM: about 23 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: about 25 minFriday, 6 AM: about 22 minFriday, 7 AM: about 44 minFriday, 8 AM: about 44 minFriday, 9 AM: about 39 minFriday, 10 AM: about 28 minFriday, 11 AM: about 21 minFriday, 12 PM: about 21 minFriday, 1 PM: about 26 minFriday, 2 PM: about 33 minFriday, 3 PM: about 27 minFriday, 4 PM: about 30 minFriday, 5 PM: about 16 minFriday, 6 PM: about 18 minFriday, 7 PM: about 26 minFriday, 8 PM: about 44 minFriday, 9 PM: about 33 minFriday, 10 PM: about 29 minFriday, 11 PM: about 26 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: about 39 minSaturday, 5 AM: about 18 minSaturday, 6 AM: about 14 minSaturday, 7 AM: about 29 minSaturday, 8 AM: about 25 minSaturday, 9 AM: about 23 minSaturday, 10 AM: about 25 minSaturday, 11 AM: about 27 minSaturday, 12 PM: about 22 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 32 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 37 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 43 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 26 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 14 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 16 minSaturday, 7 PM: about 26 minSaturday, 8 PM: about 21 minSaturday, 9 PM: about 20 minSaturday, 10 PM: about 18 minSaturday, 11 PM: about 19 min

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: about 14 minSunday, 6 AM: about 11 minSunday, 7 AM: about 8 minSunday, 8 AM: about 15 minSunday, 9 AM: about 17 minSunday, 10 AM: about 9 minSunday, 11 AM: about 9 minSunday, 12 PM: about 12 minSunday, 1 PM: about 12 minSunday, 2 PM: about 11 minSunday, 3 PM: about 9 minSunday, 4 PM: about 11 minSunday, 5 PM: about 9 minSunday, 6 PM: about 11 minSunday, 7 PM: about 12 minSunday, 8 PM: about 12 minSunday, 9 PM: about 12 minSunday, 10 PM: about 14 minSunday, 11 PM: about 14 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: about 14 minMonday, 6 AM: about 10 minMonday, 7 AM: about 9 minMonday, 8 AM: about 12 minMonday, 9 AM: about 11 minMonday, 10 AM: about 11 minMonday, 11 AM: about 10 minMonday, 12 PM: about 10 minMonday, 1 PM: about 15 minMonday, 2 PM: about 12 minMonday, 3 PM: about 14 minMonday, 4 PM: about 10 minMonday, 5 PM: about 10 minMonday, 6 PM: about 12 minMonday, 7 PM: about 11 minMonday, 8 PM: about 15 minMonday, 9 PM: about 10 minMonday, 10 PM: about 16 minMonday, 11 PM: about 16 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: about 10 minTuesday, 6 AM: about 10 minTuesday, 7 AM: about 6 minTuesday, 8 AM: about 13 minTuesday, 9 AM: about 12 minTuesday, 10 AM: about 8 minTuesday, 11 AM: about 10 minTuesday, 12 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 10 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 13 minTuesday, 7 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 8 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 9 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 10 PM: about 16 minTuesday, 11 PM: about 14 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: about 14 minWednesday, 6 AM: about 8 minWednesday, 7 AM: about 7 minWednesday, 8 AM: about 10 minWednesday, 9 AM: about 11 minWednesday, 10 AM: about 8 minWednesday, 11 AM: about 8 minWednesday, 12 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 2 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 3 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 5 PM: about 11 minWednesday, 6 PM: about 12 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 8 PM: about 13 minWednesday, 9 PM: about 10 minWednesday, 10 PM: about 15 minWednesday, 11 PM: about 18 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: about 12 minThursday, 6 AM: about 11 minThursday, 7 AM: about 11 minThursday, 8 AM: about 14 minThursday, 9 AM: about 12 minThursday, 10 AM: about 9 minThursday, 11 AM: about 10 minThursday, 12 PM: about 12 minThursday, 1 PM: about 13 minThursday, 2 PM: about 12 minThursday, 3 PM: about 9 minThursday, 4 PM: about 12 minThursday, 5 PM: about 10 minThursday, 6 PM: about 11 minThursday, 7 PM: about 9 minThursday, 8 PM: about 11 minThursday, 9 PM: about 10 minThursday, 10 PM: about 17 minThursday, 11 PM: about 16 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: about 18 minFriday, 6 AM: about 9 minFriday, 7 AM: about 9 minFriday, 8 AM: about 16 minFriday, 9 AM: about 11 minFriday, 10 AM: about 11 minFriday, 11 AM: about 8 minFriday, 12 PM: about 12 minFriday, 1 PM: about 11 minFriday, 2 PM: about 11 minFriday, 3 PM: about 7 minFriday, 4 PM: about 10 minFriday, 5 PM: about 8 minFriday, 6 PM: about 11 minFriday, 7 PM: about 10 minFriday, 8 PM: about 11 minFriday, 9 PM: about 11 minFriday, 10 PM: about 16 minFriday, 11 PM: about 17 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: about 34 minSaturday, 5 AM: about 7 minSaturday, 6 AM: about 8 minSaturday, 7 AM: about 10 minSaturday, 8 AM: about 9 minSaturday, 9 AM: about 16 minSaturday, 10 AM: about 9 minSaturday, 11 AM: about 8 minSaturday, 12 PM: about 14 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 10 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 7 PM: about 18 minSaturday, 8 PM: about 14 minSaturday, 9 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 10 PM: about 15 minSaturday, 11 PM: about 17 min

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

Based on official CBP wait time averages, in local time.

About Los Angeles Intl.

IATA code
LAX
ICAO code
KLAX
Location
Los Angeles, CA · United States
Elevation
126 ft (38 m)
Time zone
America/Los Angeles (PDT)
Coordinates
33.9434, -118.4083

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LAX questions, answered.

Are flights delayed at LAX right now?

As of 3:25 PM local time, departures are operating normally: takeoffs are delayed by 29m on average due to heavy traffic. Arrivals are operating normally: flights are landing 21m late on average due to heavy traffic.

How long is the security line at LAX?

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at LAX can reach 22 minutes at its busiest, on Tuesdays around 9 AM, and stays within 6 minutes at the quietest hour. See the best times to go through security at LAX.

How long does customs take at LAX?

At LAX, typical customs waits for visitors range from about 13 to 44 minutes, longest around 3 PM. For US citizens, they range from about 6 to 18 minutes, longest around 11 PM. Based on official CBP averages.

How long does it take to get from the gate to the runway at LAX?

Today, departing flights at LAX have taken an average of 21 minutes from leaving the gate to takeoff, and arriving flights 12 minutes from landing to the gate.

What is the airport code for Los Angeles Intl.?

Los Angeles Intl. uses the IATA code LAX, the one on tickets and bag tags, and the ICAO code KLAX, which pilots and air traffic control use.

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