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SCK to LAX: distance & flight time
Stockton (Stockton Metropolitan Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
316 mi
508 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
316 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m 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
- SCK — Stockton Metropolitan Airport · Stockton, 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 SCK
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field24 mi away
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport65 mi away
- LVK · Livermore Municipal Airport35 mi away
- SUU · Travis Air Force Base45 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 SCK from LAX?
The flight distance from Stockton (SCK) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 316 miles (508 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCK to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 SCK to LAX?
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