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AA9601 American Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about American Airlines flight AA9601, 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, February 21, 2026.

AA9601 On Time performance:
86
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

AA9601 American Airlines from Sydney

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 52 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday February 21, 2026

Airline information

American Airlines
American Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 777-300ER

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
February 21, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Departed at:
03:11 pm
Terminal:
-
Gate:
31
Scheduled Departure Time: 02:00 pm

Arrival

Los Angeles (LAX)
February 21, 2026
Los Angeles International Airport
Arrived at:
09:37 am
Terminal:
TB - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Gate:
153
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:45 am
Baggage: TBIT
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AA9601?
The flight AA9601 is currently not scheduled at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).

Which is the distance of flight AA9601?
The distance between the two airports is 7496 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight AA9601?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 22:51 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: 2026-02-22 04:50:42
Current Time in Los Angeles: 2026-02-21 09:50:42

Alternative Flights

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

American Airlines
- Flight Number: AA72. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Delta Air Lines
- Flight Number: DL40. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: DL42. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF11. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA842. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 10 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 November 23, 2025 to February 13, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 6 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 237 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights AA9601

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
13 February
12:50 pm
Sydney (SYD)
07:35 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
13h 45min
Boeing 777-300
Boeing 777-300
Wednesday
11 February
03:58 pm
New York (JFK)
07:33 pm
Los Angeles (LAX)
22h 35min
Airbus A321 (s
Airbus A321 (s
Landed - On-time