AA73American Airlines · LAX → SYD
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Route confirmed American Airlines

AA73 Los AngelesLAX · 23:10 SydneySYD · 07:05

AA73 by American Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowEn route to Sydney · off blocks 23:42 · 32 min late
06:43

estimated arrival at SYD · local time · ~1h 40m from now

En routeAA73 · position estimated
LAXLos AngelesSYDSydney
Estimated from the boardsarr 06:43

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 23:42. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ AA73 typically leaves +32 and lands −22. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−22 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~54 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+31+63+94 min
09-19
+60 gate · −22 arrival
09-18
+32 gate · −22 arrival
09-17
+18 gate · −34 arrival
09-16
+27 gate · −24 arrival
09-15
+20 gate · −24 arrival
09-14
+23 gate · −5 arrival
09-13
+94 gate · +43 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −22 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesModerate riskLAX delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
LAX→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX and SYD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How AA73 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AA73 across the LAX and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AA73 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-19LAX 23:10 00:10 (+60)SYD 07:05 06:43 (−22)
09-18LAX 23:10 23:42 (+32)SYD 07:05 06:43 (−22)
09-17LAX 23:10 23:28 (+18)SYD 07:05 06:31 (−34)
09-16LAX 23:10 23:37 (+27)SYD 07:05 06:41 (−24)
09-15LAX 23:10 23:30 (+20)SYD 07:05 06:41 (−24)
09-14LAX 23:10 23:33 (+23)SYD 07:05 07:00 (−5)
09-13LAX 23:10 00:44 (+94)SYD 07:05 07:48 (+43)
09-12LAX 23:10 00:10 (+60)SYD 07:05 08:05 (+60)
09-11LAX 23:10 00:16 (+66)SYD 07:05 07:13 (+8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N724AN, N729AN, N726AN, N730AN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and SYD published them.

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