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YSE to LAX: distance & flight time
Squamish (Squamish Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
1,121 mi
1,804 km · 974 nm
2h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 54m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YSE — Squamish Airport · Squamish, Canada
- 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 YSE
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport41 mi away
- YWS · Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome27 mi away
- CXH · Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome34 mi away
- YDT · Boundary Bay Airport49 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 YSE from LAX?
The flight distance from Squamish (YSE) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,121 miles (1,804 km, 974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSE to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 cheapest way to fly from YSE to LAX?
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