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MCE to LAX: distance & flight time
Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
259 mi
418 km · 225 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
259 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- MCE — Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced, 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 MCE
- MER · Castle Airport7 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport30 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field34 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 MCE from LAX?
The flight distance from Merced (MCE) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 259 miles (418 km, 225 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCE to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 MCE to LAX?
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