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IDP to LAX: distance & flight time
Independence (Independence Municipal Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,288 mi
2,073 km · 1,119 nm
3h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 16m 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
- IDP — Independence Municipal Airport · Independence, 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 IDP
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport12 mi away
- PPF · Tri-City Airport19 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport39 mi away
- TUL · Tulsa International Airport67 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 IDP from LAX?
The flight distance from Independence (IDP) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,288 miles (2,073 km, 1,119 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IDP to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 16m 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 IDP to LAX?
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