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AF18 Air France - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight VS6824 from Virgin Atlantic (VS) is a codeshare flight operated by Air France (AF) under the flight number AF18. Check this page for details about flight AF18.

Below, you can find details about Air France flight AF18, which currently operates between the airports of Los Angeles - Los Angeles International Airport (Airport Code LAX) and Papeete - Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (Airport Code PPT).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 15, 2025.

AF18 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

AF18 Air France to Papeete

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Monday December 15, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Air France
Air France
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Los Angeles (LAX)
December 15, 2025
Los Angeles International Airport
Departed at:
12:21 am (2025-12-16)
Terminal:
TB - Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT)
Gate:
202
Scheduled Departure Time: 11:50 pm

Arrival

Papeete (PPT)
December 16, 2025
Tahiti Faa'a International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
06:10 am
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 06:15 am
Disclaimer
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AM6185 - Aeromexico

- DL8769 - Delta Air Lines

- KL2086 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- VS6824 - Virgin Atlantic

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AF18?
The flight AF18 is currently not scheduled at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).

Which is the distance of flight AF18?
The distance between the two airports is 4110 miles.

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 Los Angeles: 2025-12-16 10:41:29
Current Time in Papeete: 2025-12-16 08:41:29

Alternative Flights

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

Air France
- Flight Number: AF26. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: AF28. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Air Tahiti Nui
- Flight Number: TN101. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: TN111. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: TN7. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 17, 2025 to September 11, 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 June 17, 2025 to September 11, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights AF18

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 December
12:21 am
Los Angeles (LAX)
06:10 am
Papeete (PPT)
07h 49min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
- On-time