PPT → LAXPapeete to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Papeete (PPT) to Los Angeles (LAX): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 79% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,611 km, an estimated 8 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Papeete and Los Angeles. Updated 19 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, PPT → LAX

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. · TN8Air Tahiti Nui Departed Landed 10:24 −11

Checked LAX board 10:33

PPT Papeete tracking
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +0
6,611 km · ~8h 59m est.
dep bank 07:40–23:4512x weekly
Runs mixed · 2 airlines · 12x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 14 operated PPT → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~8h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air FranceAir Tahiti Nui

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air FranceAF100% on time

Flights AF27 07:40 Fr Su · AF29 07:40 Mo We Sa

Air Tahiti NuiTN67% on time

Flights TN2 22:30 Mo Fr · TN8 23:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19TN8arrived−11
10-18AF27arrived−27
10-18TN8arrived+195
10-17AF29arrived+10
10-17TN2arrived−29
10-17TN8arrived−16
10-16AF27arrived−20
10-16TN8arrived+100
10-15TN8arrived+19
10-14AF29arrived+9
10-14TN8arrived−13
10-13TN2arrived−16
10-12AF29arrived−25
10-12TN8arrived+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
PPTPapeete tracking Full PPT delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 4 kt Full LAX delay board →

How the Papeete to Los Angeles route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop PPT to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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PPT to LAX questions

Is PPT–LAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PPT–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:40 and evening departures around 22:30 from PPT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from PPT to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 6,611 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 497–597 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PPT–LAX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.