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SQL to LAX: distance & flight time
San Carlos (San Carlos Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
327 mi
527 km · 285 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
327 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m 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
- SQL — San Carlos Airport · San Carlos, 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 SQL
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County8 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport12 mi away
- NUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield13 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 SQL from LAX?
The flight distance from San Carlos (SQL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 327 miles (527 km, 285 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQL to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 SQL to LAX?
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