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Hong Kong (HKG) to Los Angeles (LAX) distance

The great-circle distance from Hong Kong to Los Angeles is 6,298 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong (HKG)
To
United StatesLos Angeles (LAX)
Time difference
Los Angeles is 16 hours behind Hong Kong
Midpoint
50.31° N, 171.43° E
Heading from HKG
43° northeast
Heading from LAX
311° northwest
Farthest north
51.1° N

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see HKG-LAX on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.