Given below is the flight time from New York, United States to Los Angeles, United States. Flight time calculator to calculate time taken to reach Los Angeles from New York by air. The nearest airport to New York is John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and the nearest airport to Los Angeles is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Departure
New York
Arrival
Los Angeles

Flight time from New York to Los Angeles is 6 hours 13 minutes

Non-Stop flight duration from JFK to LAX is 6 hours 13 minutes (Operated by JetBlue Airways)

Non-stop flights take anywhere between 6 hours to 9 hours .

Quickest one-stop flight takes close to 8 hours. However, some airlines could take as long as 24 hours based on the stopover destination and waiting duration.

Non-stop flight time from United States (JFK) to United States (LAX) by different airlines

Most of the flights by major airlines departing from New York arrive at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles is served by 1 international airports.

Journey Duration Airline
JFK ➝ LAX
6 hours 13 minutes JetBlue Airways  JetBlue Airways
JFK ➝ LAX
6 hours 25 minutes Delta Air Lines  Delta Air Lines
LGA ➝ LAX
8 hours 4 minutes US Airways  US Airways
LGA ➝ LAX
8 hours 54 minutes Royal Air Maroc  Royal Air Maroc
LGA ➝ LAX
8 hours 54 minutes Icelandair  Icelandair

Number of Airports in Los Angeles : 1 International Airport
Number of Airports in New York : 2 International Airport

Distance Between New York, United States & Los Angeles, United States is 3980 Kilo Meters

Flight time from New York to Los Angeles via Houston • LGA to LAX via IAH

Flight duration from La Guardia Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport, United States on United Airlines flight is 9 hours 21 minutes

United Airlines LGA to IAH
4 hrs 27 mins
IAH
Waiting Time
1 hr 3 mins
IAH to LAX
3 hrs 51 mins
Total Duration:
9 hrs 21 mins

Flight time from New York to Los Angeles via Charlotte • JFK to LAX via CLT

Flight duration from John F Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Charlotte Douglas Airport, United States on American Airlines flight is 13 hours 3 minutes

American Airlines JFK to CLT
2 hrs 14 mins
CLT
Waiting Time
3 hrs 41 mins
CLT to LAX
7 hrs 8 mins
Total Duration:
13 hrs 3 mins

Flight time from New York, United States to airports near Los Angeles, United States

Direct flight and one stop flight time from John F Kennedy International Airport, New York to airports nearest to Los Angeles is given in the table below

Journey Destination Airports Duration Stops
JFK - SNA Santa Ana, CA, John Wayne Airport 8 hrs 44 mins 1 Stop
JFK - ONT Ontario, Ontario International Airport 8 hrs 48 mins 1 Stop
JFK - LGB Long Beach, Long Beach Municipal Airport 5 hrs 54 mins Non-Stop
JFK - SAN San Diego, San Diego International Airport 6 hrs 15 mins Non-Stop
JFK - BUR Burbank, Bob Hope Airport 6 hrs 7 mins Non-Stop

Airlines operating flights between New York and Los Angeles

New York time is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles

Current time in New York, United States : Tue, 25 Oct, 2022,
New York Timezone: EDT (-04:00)

10:10 AM

Current time in Los Angeles, United States :, Tue, 25 Oct, 2022,
Los Angeles Timezone: PDT (-07:00)

07:10 AM

Flight Time between New York & Los Angeles • JFK - LAX Flight Duration

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JFK to LAX Flight - New York Airport to Los Angeles Airport Flight Route Map

The airports map below shows the location of New York Airport & Los Angeles Airport. Know the flight direction and New York to Los Angeles flight path

New York - Lat: 40.6444, Long: -73.7827
Los Angeles - Lat: 33.9435, Long: -118.409

Find flight time from John F Kennedy International Airport or New York or any other airport or city in United States to various other destinations around the world using this flight time calculator.

A list of major Cities/Airports around the world is given below. Click on any of the airport names given below to find the flight distance from New York to those airports.

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