Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) nonstop flights, and how full they run

4 airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Sydney, 7,495 miles: Qantas Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and United 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: February (67 percent full), August (68 percent full), and April (73 percent full). Fullest: July (87 percent), January (86 percent), and October (85 percent). Months every airline here usually runs 80 percent full or less: February, April, May, June, August, September, and November.

Airlines on this route

How full each month runs, by airline

MonthQantas AirwaysDelta Air LinesAmerican AirlinesUnited Airlines
January87 percent full, tight82 percent full, tight90 percent full, tight82 percent full, tight
February66 percent full, usually open68 percent full, usually open73 percent full, usually open63 percent full, usually open
March75 percent full, usually open68 percent full, usually open81 percent full, tight72 percent full, usually open
April73 percent full, usually open73 percent full, usually open77 percent full, usually open70 percent full, usually open
May74 percent full, usually open72 percent full, usually open78 percent full, usually open65 percent full, usually open
June73 percent full, usually open74 percent full, usually open77 percent full, usually open71 percent full, usually open
July89 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight89 percent full, tight81 percent full, tight
August67 percent full, usually open71 percent full, usually open71 percent full, usually open65 percent full, usually open
September77 percent full, usually open75 percent full, usually open80 percent full, usually open68 percent full, usually open
October88 percent full, tight85 percent full, tight86 percent full, tight78 percent full, usually open
November75 percent full, usually open74 percent full, usually open75 percent full, usually open66 percent full, usually open
December76 percent full, usually open79 percent full, usually open81 percent full, tight74 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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