The nonstop is quickest: American CMH → LAX (5h 05m), on time 3 times in 4. American via Charlotte (8h 52m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 3h 47m longer.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No American flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 American flights in the current schedule
Every flight that flew in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule, with its record over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Times are local. Click a column to sort.
| AA 1686 | CMH 18:00 | LAX 19:44 | 4h 44m | 70 | 74% | 0.0% | 119 min |
Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| American | CMH | LAX | 5h 05m | 76% | 1.3% | 305 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| AmericanDetails → | CMH 05:48 → DFW 07:40AA 3418 · flown by Envoy | 55m Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW 08:35 → LAX 09:49AA 1996 | 7h 01m | 91% | 74% |
| AmericanDetails → | CMH 06:49 → ORD 07:30AA 4041 · flown by Envoy | 1h 32m Chicago | ORD 09:02 → LAX 11:24AA 1979 | 7h 34m | 92% | 68% |
| AmericanDetails → | CMH 05:30 → ORD 06:00AA 4487 · flown by Republic | 51m Chicago | ORD 06:51 → LAX 09:14AA 1628 | 6h 44m | 93% | 65% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON