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TPJ to LAX: distance & flight time
Taplejung (Taplejung Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
7,870 mi
12,665 km · 6,839 nm
15h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
-12.7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,870 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
- 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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 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 TPJ from LAX?
The flight distance from Taplejung (TPJ) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 7,870 miles (12,665 km, 6,839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPJ to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 54m 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 Taplejung and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 12.7 hours behind Taplejung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TPJ to LAX?
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