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YUA to LAX: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
7,540 mi
12,134 km · 6,552 nm
15h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,540 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 15m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 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 YUA from LAX?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 7,540 miles (12,134 km, 6,552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 cheapest way to fly from YUA to LAX?
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