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PUF to LAX: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
5,820 mi
9,366 km · 5,057 nm
11h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,820 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 53m 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
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 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 PUF from LAX?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 5,820 miles (9,366 km, 5,057 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 53m 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 Pau and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 9 hours behind Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to LAX?
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