Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Melbourne ⇄ Los Angeles International MEL–LAX

Airlines flew 1,361 flights between Melbourne, Australia MEL in Melbourne, AU and Los Angeles International LAX in Los Angeles, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 303,978 passengers in 384,654 seats, 79% of them filled, and 19,883,646 pounds of freight. 7,919 miles, about 393 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: Qantas Airways Ltd. (714), United Air Lines Inc. (440), Delta Air Lines Inc. (205), VistaJet Limited (2).

1,361

flights, twelve months

MEL-LAX: 680 · LAX-MEL: 681

303,978

passengers

79% of seats filled

7,919

miles

about 393 minutes airborne

airlines

4 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

By month, as a table

	flights
1/25	120
2/25	104
3/25	112
4/25	83
5/25	83
6/25	86
7/25	87
8/25	85
9/25	85
10/25	90
11/25	84
12/25	145
1/26	151
2/26	133
3/26	143
4/26	111
5/26	114
6/26	109
7/26	111

Passengers by month

By month, as a table

	passengers
1/25	29,627
2/25	19,300
3/25	23,600
4/25	19,729
5/25	17,866
6/25	19,880
7/25	21,070
8/25	17,033
9/25	19,536
10/25	20,063
11/25	17,484
12/25	33,599
1/26	35,850
2/26	24,807
3/26	33,157
4/26	26,273
5/26	24,481
6/26	25,722
7/26	25,973

The airlines twelve months, both directions

Airline	Flights	Passengers	Seats filled	Service
Qantas Airways Ltd. QF	714	178,246	83%	scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA	440	81,575	72%	charter cargo service, scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL	205	44,153	78%	scheduled passenger service
VistaJet Limited VJT	2	4	14%	charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

Aircraft	Flights	Seats a flight	Passengers
B787-900 Dreamliner	954	245	185,659
Airbus Industrie A350-900	205	275	44,153
Airbus Industrie A380-800	200	474	74,162
Bombardier Global 6000/Global Xrs	2	14	4

MEL → LAX this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

680 flights of 326 scheduled, 152,536 passengers in 192,962 seats, 13,558,032 pounds of freight, 58,692 pounds of mail. Qantas Airways Ltd. 357; United Air Lines Inc. 220; Delta Air Lines Inc. 102; VistaJet Limited 1.

LAX → MEL this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

681 flights of 327 scheduled, 151,442 passengers in 191,692 seats, 6,325,614 pounds of freight, 113,342 pounds of mail. Qantas Airways Ltd. 357; United Air Lines Inc. 220; Delta Air Lines Inc. 103; VistaJet Limited 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Melbourne, Australia MEL and Los Angeles International LAX; all routes.