New York (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX) distance
The great-circle distance from New York to Los Angeles is 2,146 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
New York (JFK)- Time difference
- Los Angeles is 3 hours behind New York
- Midpoint
- 39.46° N, 97.14° W
- Heading from JFK
- 274° west
- Heading from LAX
- 66° northeast
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 JFK-LAX on the globe.
Related routes
- Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)293 nm
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX)205 nm
- New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO)2,242 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD)1,513 nm
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX)1,071 nm
- Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX)1,688 nm
- Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX)748 nm
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Seattle (SEA)830 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.