LAX → AKLLos Angeles to Auckland

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Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 95% of the last 19 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 29 minutes early. 1 of the 19 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 10,487 km, an estimated 13 hours 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Auckland. Updated 4 November 2026 at 02:37 UTC.

Today, LAX → AKL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 20:00 NZ5Air New Zealand On scheduleTB ·

Checked LAX board 16:47 · AKL board 15:37

LAX Los Angeles smooth · +6
AKL Auckland smooth · +0
10,487 km · ~13h 57m est.
dep bank 20:10–22:5018x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 19 tracked LAX → AKL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −29 min. 1 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−29 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~13h 57mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled5.3%recent route rate · 1 of 19

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air New ZealandDelta Air Lines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air New ZealandNZ92% on time

Flights NZ3 20:10 Mo We Fr Sa · NZ5 varies daily

Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL65 22:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02DL65dep +11 → arr−49
11-02NZ3dep +16 → arr−20
11-02NZ5dep +31 → arr−5
11-01DL65dep +1 → arr−66
11-01NZ5dep +37 → arr−4
10-31DL65dep +21 → arr−6
10-31NZ3dep +28 → arr−51
10-31NZ5dep +29 → arr−49
10-30DL65dep +9 → arr−40
10-30NZ3dep +31 → arr−29
10-30NZ5dep +31 → arr−11
10-29DL65arrived−6
10-29NZ5dep +21 → arr−23
10-28DL65dep +11 → arr−31
10-28NZ3dep +26 → arr−55
10-28NZ5dep +32 → arr−21
10-28NZ6075arrived−44
10-27NZ3arrived−34
10-27NZ5cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LAXLos Angeles +6 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 13 kt Full LAX delay board →
AKLAuckland +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · NE 13 kt Full AKL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAX: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Los Angeles to Auckland route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX to AKL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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LAX to AKL questions

Is LAX–AKL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAX–AKL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:10 from LAX. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AKL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LAX to AKL?

Great-circle distance is 10,487 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 770–929 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAX–AKL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 18 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.