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TRM to LAX: distance & flight time
Palm Springs (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
131 mi
211 km · 114 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
131 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- TRM — Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs, 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 TRM
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport11 mi away
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport24 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport45 mi away
- SAN · San Diego International Airport86 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 TRM from LAX?
The flight distance from Palm Springs (TRM) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 131 miles (211 km, 114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TRM to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 TRM to LAX?
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