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

4 airlines fly nonstop from Toronto to Los Angeles, 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 (80 percent full), September (81 percent full), and May (82 percent full). Fullest: July (95 percent), April (91 percent), and August (89 percent). No month runs 80 percent full or less on every airline here.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthAir CanadaPorter AirlinesWestJetAmerican Airlines
January82 percent full, tight70 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
February84 percent full, tight81 percent full, tightno load recordno load record
March83 percent full, tight84 percent full, tightno load recordno load record
April90 percent full, tight92 percent full, usually full99 percent full, usually fullno load record
May81 percent full, tight84 percent full, tight83 percent full, tightno load record
June81 percent full, tight87 percent full, tight91 percent full, usually fullno load record
July95 percent full, usually full95 percent full, usually full96 percent full, usually fullno load record
August88 percent full, tight94 percent full, usually full95 percent full, usually fullno load record
September81 percent full, tight81 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight70 percent full, usually open
October88 percent full, tight95 percent full, usually full94 percent full, usually fullno load record
November84 percent full, tight83 percent full, tightno load recordno load record
December86 percent full, tight89 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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