Los Angeles (LAX) to Toronto (YYZ) nonstop flights, and how full they run

4 airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Toronto, 2,171 miles: Air Canada, Porter Airlines, WestJet, and American Airlines. The figures below come from the records every airline files with the U.S. government for each flight into or out of the United States.

Emptiest months on this route, all its airlines together: January (73 percent full), February (81 percent full), and November (84 percent full). Fullest: June (95 percent), March (93 percent), and August (91 percent). Months every airline here usually runs 80 percent full or less: January.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthAir CanadaPorter AirlinesWestJetAmerican Airlines
January76 percent full, usually open58 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
February83 percent full, tight73 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
March93 percent full, usually full90 percent full, tightno load recordno load record
April90 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight94 percent full, usually fullno load record
May89 percent full, tight89 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually fullno load record
June95 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually full96 percent full, usually fullno load record
July90 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight94 percent full, usually fullno load record
August91 percent full, usually full92 percent full, usually full95 percent full, usually fullno load record
September87 percent full, tight74 percent full, usually open92 percent full, usually full87 percent full, tight
October85 percent full, tight83 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually fullno load record
November85 percent full, tight78 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
December87 percent full, tight83 percent full, tightno load recordno load record

Each figure is the average for that month across the recent years on record: usually open is 80 percent full or less, tight is 81 to 90 percent, usually full is over 90 percent. These are how full flights have run, not live seats, standby lists, or fares. Check with your airline before you travel.

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