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GBA to LAX: distance & flight time
Pailton (Cotswold Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
5,382 mi
8,662 km · 4,677 nm
11h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,382 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBA — Cotswold Airport · Pailton, United Kingdom
- 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 GBA
- FFD · RAF Fairford11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham12 mi away
- GLO · Gloucestershire Airport16 mi away
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton21 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 GBA from LAX?
The flight distance from Pailton (GBA) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,382 miles (8,662 km, 4,677 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBA to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Pailton and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 8 hours behind Pailton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBA to LAX?
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