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LAX to SXE: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Sale (West Sale Airport)
7,835 mi
12,609 km · 6,809 nm
15h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,835 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 50m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- SXE — West Sale Airport · Sale, Australia
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 SXE
- TGN · Latrobe Valley Airport28 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport36 mi away
- MHU · Mount Hotham Airport75 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport102 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from SXE?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sale (SXE) is 7,835 miles (12,609 km, 6,809 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to SXE?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 50m 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 SXE?
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