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PLO to LAX: distance & flight time
Port Lincoln (Port Lincoln Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
8,300 mi
13,358 km · 7,213 nm
16h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,300 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 45m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PLO — Port Lincoln Airport · Port Lincoln, Australia
- 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 PLO
- CVC · Cleve Airport71 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport120 mi away
- WYA · Whyalla Airport142 mi away
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport142 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 PLO from LAX?
The flight distance from Port Lincoln (PLO) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 8,300 miles (13,358 km, 7,213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PLO to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 45m 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 Port Lincoln and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 16.5 hours behind Port Lincoln.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PLO to LAX?
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