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LAX to ZNA: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Nanaimo (Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport)
1,091 mi
1,755 km · 948 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
1,091 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ZNA — Nanaimo Harbour Water Airport · Nanaimo, Canada
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 ZNA
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport35 mi away
- YCD · Nanaimo Airport10 mi away
- YGG · Ganges Seaplane Base31 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from ZNA?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Nanaimo (ZNA) is 1,091 miles (1,755 km, 948 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to ZNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 ZNA?
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