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FEL to LAX: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
5,968 mi
9,604 km · 5,186 nm
12h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,968 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- 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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 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 FEL from LAX?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,968 miles (9,604 km, 5,186 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 10m 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 time difference between Fuerstenfeldbruck and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to LAX?
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