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Direct flights from Memphis (MEM) to Los Angeles (LAX): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,600 km, an estimated 3 hours 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Memphis and Los Angeles. Updated 16 October 2026 at 05:21 UTC.

MEM Memphis busy · +15
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
2,600 km · ~3h 50m est.
departs 18:424x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live MEM and LAX delay boards

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air Lines

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
Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL2082 18:42 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-15DL2082dep +28 → arr−4
10-12DL2082dep +7 → arr−15
10-11DL2082dep +21 → arr−3
10-09DL2082dep +32 → arr−3

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
MEMMemphis +15 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 8 kt Full MEM delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEM: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Memphis to Los Angeles route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEM to LAX 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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MEM to LAX questions

Is MEM–LAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEM is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MEM to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 2,600 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 214–253 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEM–LAX fly?

Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). 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 MEM and arrival-side delay at LAX, 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.