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FAT to LAX: distance & flight time
Fresno (Fresno Yosemite International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
209 mi
337 km · 182 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
209 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FAT — Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno, 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 FAT
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport26 mi away
- NLC · Lemoore Naval Air Station (Reeves Field) Airport33 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport36 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport54 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 FAT from LAX?
The flight distance from Fresno (FAT) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 209 miles (337 km, 182 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FAT to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 FAT to LAX?
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