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AA72 American Airlines - Flight Status

Warning
This flight has been diverted and landed in a different airport than scheduled. Contact airline to obtain more information. This was the original destination:
Los Angeles (LAX) - Los Angeles International Airport
There is more than one flight with the same flight number on the same day. These are the other flights:
AA72 Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX) Departure: 07:23 pm Arrival: 03:36 am Check flight
AA72 Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) Departure: 04:00 am Arrival: 12:51 am Check flight

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 Auckland - Auckland Airport (Airport Code AKL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

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Flight Status Codeshare Flights
AA72 On Time performance:
71
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Flight Status

AA72 American Airlines from Sydney

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 592 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday April 28, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 27, 2026). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 29, 2026). See it here

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
April 28, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Departed at:
09:06 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
32
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:10 am

Arrival

Auckland (AKL)
April 28, 2026
Auckland Airport
Arrived at:
03:53 pm
Terminal:
TB - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:00 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