- Great circle
- 9,103 km
- 5,656 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 11h 49m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 61.9°N
- at 38% along
- One lap of Earth
- 22.7%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 59th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then United Kingdom, then 2,139 km of open water, then Greenland, then 1,092 km of open water, then Canada, then 592 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 61.9°N, 38% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 10,142 km. That is 1,039 km further, about 11% more, and roughly 1h 17m of extra flying.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points north-west (314°); it arrives into Los Angeles heading south-west (215°). That is 99° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
LAX
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States · North America
33.9°N, 118.4°W
Paris to Los Angeles, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Los Angeles?
- Paris to Los Angeles (CDG to LAX) is 9,103 km, or 5,656 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Los Angeles?
- About 11h 49m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Paris to Los Angeles flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then United Kingdom, then 2,139 km of open water, then Greenland, then 1,092 km of open water, then Canada, then 592 km of open water, then Canada, then the United States. It reaches 61.9°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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