Los Angeles (LAX) – Melbourne (MEL)
- Distance
- 12,748 km
- 7,921 mi · 6,883 nm
- Flight time
- 15 h 53 min / 14 h 24 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → MEL / back
- Time difference
- 19 h / 17 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,493 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (884 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 303,974
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +18.3%
- Flights / week
- 26
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 384,626 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- QF, UA, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from LAX
- 240°
- Heading from MEL
- 65°
- Halfway point
- -2.82, -165.27
- Great-circle km
- 12,758 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → MEL
- 15 h 16 min
- In the air MEL → LAX
- 13 h 50 min
- Clocks
- 19 h in January, 17 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 15 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 17,033 |
| Sep 2025 | 19,536 |
| Oct 2025 | 20,063 |
| Nov 2025 | 17,484 |
| Dec 2025 | 33,599 |
| Jan 2026 | 35,848 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,805 |
| Mar 2026 | 33,157 |
| Apr 2026 | 26,273 |
| May 2026 | 24,481 |
| Jun 2026 | 25,722 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,973 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 85 |
| Sep 2025 | 85 |
| Oct 2025 | 89 |
| Nov 2025 | 84 |
| Dec 2025 | 145 |
| Jan 2026 | 150 |
| Feb 2026 | 131 |
| Mar 2026 | 143 |
| Apr 2026 | 111 |
| May 2026 | 114 |
| Jun 2026 | 109 |
| Jul 2026 | 111 |
Airlines flying LAX–MEL nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| QFQantas Airways | 14 | 59% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 8.4 | 27% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 3.9 | 15% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 952 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 205 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 200 flights
Also carried: 8,987 tonnes of freight and 77 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 12,758 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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