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LAJ to LAX: distance & flight time
Lajes (Lages Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
6,166 mi
9,924 km · 5,358 nm
12h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,166 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LAJ — Lages Airport · Lajes, Brazil
- 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 LAJ
- CFC · Caçador Airport80 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport84 mi away
- JCB · Santa Terezinha Airport89 mi away
- JJG · Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport97 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 LAJ from LAX?
The flight distance from Lajes (LAJ) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 6,166 miles (9,924 km, 5,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAJ to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LAJ to LAX?
Nonstop service on LAJ–LAX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Lajes and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 4 hours behind Lajes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAJ to LAX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAJ–LAX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAJ to LAX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAJ–LAX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.