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LAX to TFL: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Teofilo Otoni (Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport)
6,189 mi
9,960 km · 5,378 nm
12h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
6,189 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 36m 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
- TFL — Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport · Teofilo Otoni, Brazil
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 TFL
- GVR · Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport76 mi away
- MVS · Mucuri Airport109 mi away
- TXF · 9 de Maio - Teixeira de Freitas Airport124 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport126 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from TFL?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Teofilo Otoni (TFL) is 6,189 miles (9,960 km, 5,378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to TFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 36m 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 TFL?
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