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MAE to LAX: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
231 mi
372 km · 201 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
231 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- 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 MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 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 MAE from LAX?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 231 miles (372 km, 201 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 MAE to LAX?
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