Los Angeles (LAX) to Auckland (AKL) nonstop flights, and how full they run

3 airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Auckland, 6,517 miles: Air New Zealand, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines. The figures below come from the records every airline files with the U.S. government for each flight into or out of the United States.

Emptiest months on this route, all its airlines together: April (64 percent full), August (65 percent full), and March (69 percent full). Fullest: October (87 percent), January (84 percent), and July (83 percent). Months every airline here usually runs 80 percent full or less: March, April, May, June, August, September, and December.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthAir New ZealandDelta Air LinesAmerican Airlines
January84 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight81 percent full, tight
February75 percent full, usually open86 percent full, tight70 percent full, usually open
March68 percent full, usually open78 percent full, usually open58 percent full, usually open
April63 percent full, usually open67 percent full, usually openno load record
May76 percent full, usually open61 percent full, usually openno load record
June72 percent full, usually open63 percent full, usually openno load record
July85 percent full, tight76 percent full, usually openno load record
August65 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
September75 percent full, usually openno load recordno load record
October91 percent full, usually full73 percent full, usually openno load record
November81 percent full, tight71 percent full, usually openno load record
December77 percent full, usually open79 percent full, usually open78 percent full, usually open

Each figure is the average for that month across the recent years on record: usually open is 80 percent full or less, tight is 81 to 90 percent, usually full is over 90 percent. These are how full flights have run, not live seats, standby lists, or fares. Check with your airline before you travel.

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