Flights Los Angeles → Papeete
LAX → PPT
Route overview
This flight route connects Los Angeles with Papeete, featuring a perfect on-time performance record of 100% and an average arrival three minutes ahead of schedule over nine flights. The aircraft used for this route include Airbus A340, Boeing 777-200, and Airbus A340-300, serving the bustling destination airport in Papeete which sees nearly 1.4 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Los Angeles (LAX) → Papeete (PPT) route is operated by American Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines. Across 9 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. Departing from Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Papeete: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Papeete (PPT) heads south-west for about 6,611 km, a flight time of roughly 8h 41m.
Departures from Los Angeles on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 56% of LAX-PPT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 9 tracked LAX-PPT flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -3 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
Airlines operating LAX-PPT
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Frequently asked questions about LAX-PPT
On the Los Angeles (LAX) -> Papeete (PPT) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -3 minutes, based on 9 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Los Angeles-Papeete is 0.00% across 9 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: American Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Papeete, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
