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LMO to LAX: distance & flight time
Lossiemouth (RAF Lossiemouth) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
5,078 mi
8,172 km · 4,412 nm
10h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,078 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LMO — RAF Lossiemouth · Lossiemouth, United Kingdom
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LMO
- FSS · RAF Kinloss9 mi away
- INV · Inverness Airport29 mi away
- WIC · Wick Airport53 mi away
- ABZ · Aberdeen Dyce Airport55 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is LMO from LAX?
The flight distance from Lossiemouth (LMO) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,078 miles (8,172 km, 4,412 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LMO to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 25m 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 time difference between Lossiemouth and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 8 hours behind Lossiemouth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LMO to LAX?
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