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AA72 American Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AS6972 from Alaska Airlines (AS) is a codeshare flight operated by American Airlines (AA) under the flight number AA72. Check this page for details about flight AA72.

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA72, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, November 01, 2025.

AA72 On Time performance:
82
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

AA72 American Airlines from Sydney

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday November 01, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 30, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (October 31, 2025). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
November 01, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
11:20 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
8
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:20 am

Arrival

Los Angeles (LAX)
November 01, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
07:05 am
Terminal:
TB - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Gate:
157
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:05 am
Baggage: TBIT
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AS6972 - Alaska Airlines

- QF4111 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA72?
The flight AA72 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight AA72?
The distance between the two airports is 7496 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA72?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 18:35 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-11-01 05:01:49
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2025-10-31 11:01:49

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Sydney and Los Angeles:

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL40. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF11. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA842. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 40 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 28, 2025 to October 27, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 75 ( 82 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 9 ( 10 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 78 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 28, 2025 to October 27, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 02, 2024 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AA72

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
30 October
11:17 am
Sydney (SYD)
06:56 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 39min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 October
01:31 pm
Sydney (SYD)
09:10 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 39min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
28 October
11:01 am
Sydney (SYD)
06:43 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 42min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
11:18 am
Sydney (SYD)
07:22 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
14h 04min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 October
11:02 am
Sydney (SYD)
06:35 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 33min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 October
10:10 am
Sydney (SYD)
05:54 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 44min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 October
10:07 am
Sydney (SYD)
05:47 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 40min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 October
10:01 am
Sydney (SYD)
05:33 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 32min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 October
01:00 pm
Sydney (SYD)
08:51 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 51min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Tuesday
21 October
09:59 am
Sydney (SYD)
06:09 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
14h 10min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Landed - On-time