LX40SWISSIn the air, 15 min late
Left ZRH at 13:25, 15 min after its 13:10 slot.
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Direct flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Los Angeles (LAX): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 9,534 km, an estimated 12 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Zurich and Los Angeles. Updated 27 October 2026 at 13:06 UTC.
Today, ZRH → LAX
Tue 27 Oct · local times- 13:10 LX40SWISS Left 13:25 +15 ·
Checked ZRH board 13:23 · LAX board 22:31
ZRH
Zurich
smooth · +4
LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +4
9,534 km · ~12h 43m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
86% on time
of the last 7 operated ZRH → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~12h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Swiss International 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 daysSwiss International Air LinesLX86% on time
Flights LX40 13:10 Mo Tu We Fr Sa Su
History
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at ZRH: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Zurich to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ZRH 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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ZRH to LAX questions
Is ZRH–LAX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from ZRH to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 9,534 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 703–847 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ZRH–LAX fly?
Swiss International Air Lines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, fri, sat). 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 ZRH 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.
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