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ALN to LAX: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,607 mi
2,586 km · 1,396 nm
3h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,607 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 37m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from LAX?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,607 miles (2,586 km, 1,396 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALN to LAX?
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