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UPN to LAX: distance & flight time
Uruapan (Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,421 mi
2,288 km · 1,235 nm
3h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,421 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- UPN — Licenciado y General Ignacio Lopez Rayon Airport · Uruapan, Mexico
- 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 UPN
- ZMM · Zamora Airport47 mi away
- MLM · General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport73 mi away
- LZC · Lázaro Cárdenas Airport97 mi away
- CLQ · Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport101 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 UPN from LAX?
The flight distance from Uruapan (UPN) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,421 miles (2,288 km, 1,235 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UPN to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 33m 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 Uruapan and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Uruapan.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UPN to LAX?
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