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LAX to CLD: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Carlsbad (Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport)
86 mi
138 km · 75 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
86 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
- CLD — Mc Clellan-Palomar Airport · Carlsbad, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near CLD
- SAN · San Diego International Airport28 mi away
- OCN · Oceanside Municipal Airport7 mi away
- NKX · Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field20 mi away
- SEE · Gillespie Field27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from CLD?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Carlsbad (CLD) is 86 miles (138 km, 75 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to CLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 LAX to CLD?
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