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LAX to STS: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Santa Rosa (Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport)
400 mi
643 km · 347 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
400 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- STS — Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport · Santa Rosa, 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 STS
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport66 mi away
- NOT · Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field29 mi away
- APC · Napa County Airport35 mi away
- UKI · Ukiah Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from STS?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Santa Rosa (STS) is 400 miles (643 km, 347 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to STS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 STS?
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