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TUL to LAX: distance & flight time
Tulsa (Tulsa International Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,280 mi
2,060 km · 1,112 nm
3h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,280 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TUL — Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa, 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 TUL
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport12 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport37 mi away
- CUH · Cushing Municipal Airport52 mi away
- CFV · Coffeyville Municipal Airport64 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 TUL from LAX?
The flight distance from Tulsa (TUL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,280 miles (2,060 km, 1,112 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TUL to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 15m 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 Tulsa and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 2 hours behind Tulsa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TUL to LAX?
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