Los Angeles (LAX) – Sydney (SYD)
- Distance
- 12,051 km
- 7,488 mi · 6,507 nm
- Flight time
- 15 h 8 min / 13 h 42 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → SYD / back
- Time difference
- 19 h / 17 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,412 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (835 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 739,381
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −4.9%
- Flights / week
- 57
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 75%
- 980,422 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- QF, DL, AA
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
- 241°
- Heading from SYD
- 61°
- Halfway point
- -0.00, -163.61
- Great-circle km
- 12,061 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → SYD
- 14 h 26 min
- In the air SYD → LAX
- 13 h 7 min
- Clocks
- 19 h in January, 17 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 15 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 59,220 |
| Sep 2025 | 60,590 |
| Oct 2025 | 60,181 |
| Nov 2025 | 49,911 |
| Dec 2025 | 68,517 |
| Jan 2026 | 71,766 |
| Feb 2026 | 52,879 |
| Mar 2026 | 73,324 |
| Apr 2026 | 64,150 |
| May 2026 | 55,584 |
| Jun 2026 | 60,189 |
| Jul 2026 | 63,070 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 246 |
| Sep 2025 | 235 |
| Oct 2025 | 241 |
| Nov 2025 | 233 |
| Dec 2025 | 259 |
| Jan 2026 | 281 |
| Feb 2026 | 249 |
| Mar 2026 | 276 |
| Apr 2026 | 236 |
| May 2026 | 245 |
| Jun 2026 | 239 |
| Jul 2026 | 240 |
Airlines flying LAX–SYD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| QFQantas Airways | 14 | 36% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 16 | 24% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 14 | 23% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 16% |
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
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 832 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 725 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 713 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 710 flights
Also carried: 21,961 tonnes of freight and 1,030 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 12,061 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.