Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
PSH to LAX: distance & flight time
Sankt Peter-Ording (St. Peter-Ording Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
5,576 mi
8,974 km · 4,845 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
See live PSH→LAX fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PSH — St. Peter-Ording Airport · Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near PSH
- HEI · Heide-Büsum Airport14 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport32 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base35 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase37 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 PSH from LAX?
The flight distance from Sankt Peter-Ording (PSH) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,576 miles (8,974 km, 4,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PSH to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 24m 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 Sankt Peter-Ording and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Sankt Peter-Ording.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PSH to LAX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PSH–LAX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.