Australia ⇄ United States · live
Australia to the US: flight delays today
Every flight we can see between Australia and the US, both ways, live from the departure boards. The FAA’s word at the US end, and what you can do about your flight.
No ground stops or delay programs at LAX, SFO, DFW, IAH or HNL.
Read from the FAA at Sat 14 Nov 12:43 UTC · FAA status page · All US airports →13 Nov 2026 UTC (Sat 14 Nov in Australia): the FAA stopped every US departure from 20:54 UTC after an air traffic control telecoms outage. Flights home from the US were held; flights already in the air carried on.
The flights, both ways
From our live boards at Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland, and at Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas and New York JFK. Times on the departure airport’s clock, UTC below. Perth and Adelaide have no nonstop flights to the US; their passengers connect through Sydney or Melbourne, on these boards.
US → Australia & NZ
oldest read 15 min agoNo flights to Australia or Auckland on the LAX, SFO, DFW or JFK boards in the next 24 hours we can see.
Australia & NZ → US
oldest read 9 h agoNo flights to the US on the SYD, MEL, BNE or AKL boards in the next 24 hours we can see.
Remarks are our reading of the booked, estimated and actual times, not the airline’s own call. Late: 5 minutes or more against the booked time.
What to do, from Australia
Short, and general. Not legal advice; your airline’s terms and your policy decide.
Check the airline app
Qantas, United, Delta, American, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia rebook in their apps first. Don’t go to the airport on yesterday’s times.
Leaving the US? US rules
If a flight from the US is cancelled and you don’t take the new one, US rules say you get your money back, not a voucher.
No set compensation
Australia has no fixed payout for delays. The airline’s own terms say what it will do; the ACCC explains your rights when a flight is cancelled.
Call your insurer
Many travel policies cover extra nights and missed connections. Keep every receipt, and the airline’s message saying why.
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