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SDY to LAX: distance & flight time
Sidney (Sidney - Richland Regional Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,203 mi
1,936 km · 1,045 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,203 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDY — Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney, 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 SDY
- ISN · Sloulin Field International Airport41 mi away
- GDV · Dawson Community Airport49 mi away
- OLF · L M Clayton Airport69 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport91 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 SDY from LAX?
The flight distance from Sidney (SDY) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,203 miles (1,936 km, 1,045 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDY to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 5m 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 Sidney and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Sidney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDY to LAX?
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