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LAX to DCU: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport)
1,789 mi
2,879 km · 1,555 nm
3h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,789 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 58m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from DCU?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Decatur (DCU) is 1,789 miles (2,879 km, 1,555 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to DCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 58m 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 DCU?
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