LAX → MCELos Angeles to Merced

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Merced (MCE): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 418 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Merced. Updated 22 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, LAX → MCE

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 11:55 LF3602Contour Aviation Est. 11:55Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked LAX board 10:33

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +7
MCE Merced tracking
418 km · ~1h 02m est.
departs 11:557x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated LAX → MCE flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Contour Aviation

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Contour AviationLF71% on time

Flights LF3602 11:55 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21LF3602departed+6
10-20LF3602departed+11
10-19LF3602departed+10
10-18LF3602departed+14
10-17LF3602departed+24
10-16LF3602departed+79
10-15LF3602departed+10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LAXLos Angeles +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 12 kt Full LAX delay board →
MCEMerced tracking Full MCE delay board →

How the Los Angeles to Merced route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to MCE flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search — Los Angeles (LAX) to Merced (MCE) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/LAX-MCE
How we measure this →

LAX to MCE questions

Is LAX–MCE running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from LAX to MCE?

Great-circle distance is 418 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 60–66 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–MCE fly?

Contour Aviation runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at LAX and arrival-side delay at MCE, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.