Advice: 3h25m QF to AA connection at LAX workable?

[RooFlyer]

@encryptededdy , immigration is only one component of arrival delays, but you can check the history of customs and border protection wait times here:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) - CBP Airport Wait Times (AWT)

CBP Airport Wait Times

awt.cbp.gov

This JAL site is also useful (scroll down past the covid stuff) https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/lax/info/

 

[RichardMEL]

Just to confirm the APS kiosks are not being used at LAX - at least for we foreigners. It was all queue and be manually processed. It went REASONABLY smoothly when I went through a couple of weeks ago - just long lines but the staff were pretty food. Less shouting than I remember

It probably took me 45 minutes including bag collection and waltz through customs (no more forms and no obvious check) after getting off QF11. Not too bad given some prior experiences being longer (and some shorter back when the Kiosks were in use).

With everything on same ticket booking though I would worry less as you'd be protected by AA I would think so should be fine.

With my situation I took the (I know, don't judge!!) risk of separate bookings and had a 5h break scheduled. In the end I was more than fine as I was out in LAX arrivals area around 8am so had over 3 hours to kill. AA Flagship First check in was really fantastic, including the escort to near front of security line - which I didn't need, but didn't say no to either, also helped a great deal. A really nice OWE perk (I was only flying domestic 2 class"F"). Wound up dozing in QF F lounge for a bit

 

[blackcat20]

Just to confirm the APS kiosks are not being used at LAX - at least for we foreigners. It was all queue and be manually processed. It went REASONABLY smoothly when I went through a couple of weeks ago - just long lines but the staff were pretty food. Less shouting than I remember

It probably took me 45 minutes including bag collection and waltz through customs (no more forms and no obvious check) after getting off QF11. Not too bad given some prior experiences being longer (and some shorter back when the Kiosks were in use).

With everything on same ticket booking though I would worry less as you'd be protected by AA I would think so should be fine.

With my situation I took the (I know, don't judge!!) risk of separate bookings and had a 5h break scheduled. In the end I was more than fine as I was out in LAX arrivals area around 8am so had over 3 hours to kill. AA Flagship First check in was really fantastic, including the escort to near front of security line - which I didn't need, but didn't say no to either, also helped a great deal. A really nice OWE perk (I was only flying domestic 2 class"F"). Wound up dozing in QF F lounge for a bit

No kiosks for residents either (we use the US line).

 

[encryptededdy]

including the escort to near front of security line

Good to know. I'll keep that in mind in case TBIT security is cooked.

 

[RichardMEL]

Good to know. I'll keep that in mind in case TBIT security is cooked.

of course that only applied as I checked in at LAX. I do not think they would allow connecting pax through this system (but could be wrong?)