International flights lined up at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Photo by Alan Wilson (Flickr/Creative Commons by-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
Los Angeles is closer to Mexico City (1,566 air miles) than it is to Washington, D.C. (2,301 air miles).
| Destination from Los Angeles | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Imirates (AUH) | 8,403 | 13,523 |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS) | 5,576 | 8,973 |
| Ankara, Turkey (ANK) | 7,065 | 11,370 |
| Antwerp, Belgium (ANR) | 5,610 | 9,028 |
| Athens, Greece (ATH) | 6,955 | 11,193 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Auckland, New Zealand (AKL) | 6,482 | 10,432 |
| Bagdad, Iraq (BGW) | 7,672 | 12,347 |
| Bangalore, India (BLR) | 9,092 | 14,633 |
| Bangkok, Thailand (BKK) | 8,311 | 13,375 |
| Barcelona, Spain (BLA) | 6,020 | 9,688 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Beijing, China (PEK) | 6,301 | 10,140 |
| Beirut, Lebanon (BEY) | 7,504 | 12,076 |
| Berlin, Germany (THF) | 5,816 | 9,360 |
| Birmingham, United Kingdom (BHX) | 5,364 | 8,633 |
| Bogatá, Colombia (BOG) | 3,340 | 5,375 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Brasilia, Brazil (BSB) | 5,725 | 9,213 |
| Bratislava, Slovakia (BTS) | 6,136 | 9,874 |
| Brisbane, Australia (BNE) | 7,168 | 11,535 |
| Bristol, United Kingdom (BRS) | 5,386 | 8,668 |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) | 6,090 | 9,801 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Bucharest, Romania (OTP) | 6,600 | 10,621 |
| Budapest, Hungary (BUD) | 6,244 | 10,049 |
| Cairo, Egypt (CAI) | 7,587 | 12,210 |
| Calcutta, India (see Kolkata) (CCU) | --- | --- |
| Calgary, Canada (YYC) | 1,193 | 1,920 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Canberra, Australia (CBR) | 7,642 | 12,299 |
| Cape Town, South Africa (CPT) | 9,958 | 16,026 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (CCS) | 3,636 | 5,851 |
| Casablanca, Morocco (CMN) | 5,983 | 9,629 |
| Chennai (formerly Madras), India (MAA) | 8,970 | 14,435 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Cologne, Germany (QKL) | 5,738 | 9,234 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (CPH) | 5,633 | 9,066 |
| Dohar, Qatar (DOH) | 8,305 | 13,366 |
| Dubai, United Arab Imirates (DXB) | 8,338 | 13,419 |
| Dublin, Ireland (DUB) | 5,178 | 8,333 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Düsseldorf, Germany (DUS) | 5,682 | 9,144 |
| Florence, Italy (FLR) | 6,235 | 10,035 |
| Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) | 5,789 | 9,317 |
| Geneva, Switzerland (GVA) | 5,913 | 9,517 |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom (GLA) | 5,158 | 8,301 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL) | 1,330 | 2,140 |
| Guangzhou, China (CAN) | 7,245 | 11,660 |
| Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) | 2,217 | 3,568 |
| Hanoi, Vietnam (HAN) | 7,658 | 12,324 |
| Hamburg, Germany (HAM) | 5,671 | 9,127 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Helsinki, Finland (HEL) | 5,613 | 9,033 |
| Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam (SGN) | 8,207 | 13,208 |
| Hong Kong, China (HKG) | 7,260 | 11,683 |
| Islamabad, Pakistan (ISB) | 7,749 | 12,471 |
| Istanbul, Turkey (IST) | 6,851 | 11,026 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Jakarta, Indonesia (CGK) | 8,971 | 14,437 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa (JNB) | 10,356 | 16,666 |
| Kabul, Afghanistan (KBL) | 7,714 | 12,414 |
| Karachi, Pakistan (KHI) | 8,415 | 13,542 |
| Kiev, Ukraine (KBP) | 6,326 | 10,181 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Kingston, Jamaica (KIN) | 2,777 | 4,469 |
| Kolkata, India (CCU) | 8,190 | 13,181 |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) | 8,794 | 14,152 |
| Kuwait City, Kuwait (KWI) | 7,992 | 12,861 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) | 7,735 | 12,449 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Lima, Peru (LIM) | 4,174 | 6,717 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (LIS) | 5,700 | 9,174 |
| London, United Kingdom (LHR) | 5,467 | 8,798 |
| Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) | 971 | 1,563 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 5,762 | 9,274 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Madrid, Spain (MAD) | 5,839 | 9,397 |
| Manama, Bahrain (BAH) | 8,227 | 13,240 |
| Manila, Philippines (MNL) | 7,327 | 11,791 |
| Medellin, Colombia (MDE) | 3,341 | 5,376 |
| Melbourne, Australia (MEL) | 7,912 | 12,733 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) | 1,566 | 2,521 |
| Milan, Italy (MXP) | 6,064 | 9,758 |
| Monterrey, Mexico (MTY) | 1,242 | 1,998 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay (MVD) | 6,182 | 9,949 |
| Montreal, Canada (YUL) | 2,465 | 3,968 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Moscow, Russia (MOW) | 6,123 | 9,854 |
| Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India (BOM) | 8,703 | 14,006 |
| Munich, Germany (MUC) | 5,980 | 9,623 |
| Nairobi, Kenya (NBO) | 9,645 | 15,522 |
| New Delhi, India (DEL) | 8,035 | 12,932 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Osaka, Japan (KIX) | 5,741 | 9,239 |
| Oslo, Norway (OSL) | 5,378 | 8,655 |
| Ottawa, Canada (YOW) | 2,362 | 3,800 |
| Panama City, Panama (PTY) | 3,006 | 4,838 |
| Paris, France (CDG) | 5,689 | 9,156 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Perth, Australia (PER) | 9,314 | 14,989 |
| Port Louis, Mauritius (MRU) | 11,435 | 18,403 |
| Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR) | 1,254 | 2,018 |
| Prague, Czech Republic (PRG) | 5,953 | 9,580 |
| Quebec, Canada (YQB) | 2,524 | 4,063 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Reykjavík, Iceland (KEF) | 4,318 | 6,948 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG) | 6,264 | 10,080 |
| Rome, Italy (FCO) | 6,383 | 10,272 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (RUH) | 8,309 | 13,372 |
| San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) | 2,327 | 3,745 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Santiago, Chile (SCL) | 5,564 | 8,955 |
| São Paulo, Brazil (GRU) | 6,130 | 9,866 |
| Seoul, South Korea (ICN) | 5,985 | 9,631 |
| Shanghai, China (PVG) | 6,497 | 10,456 |
| Shenzhen, China (SZX) | 7,262 | 11,687 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Singapore (SIN) | 8,794 | 14,152 |
| St. Petersburg, Russia (LED) | 5,762 | 9,274 |
| Stockholm, Sweden (ARN) | 5,540 | 8,916 |
| Stuttgart, Germany (STR) | 5,908 | 9,507 |
| Sydney, Australia (SYD) | 7,471 | 12,024 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Taipei, Taiwan (TPE) | 6,781 | 10,912 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) | 7,551 | 12,152 |
| Tehran, Iran (THR) | 7,622 | 12,267 |
| Tokyo, Japan (NRT) | 5,505 | 8,859 |
| Toronto, Canada (YYZ) | 2,170 | 3,492 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (ULN) | 6,178 | 9,942 |
| Vancouver, Canada (YVR) | 1,066 | 1,716 |
| Venice, Italy (VCE) | 6,162 | 9,917 |
| Vienna, Austria (VIE) | 6,116 | 9,842 |
| Vladivostok, Russia (VVO) | 5,518 | 8,880 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Warsaw, Poland (WAW) | 6,005 | 9,664 |
| Wellington, New Zealand (WLG) | 6,703 | 10,788 |
| Winnipeg, Canada (YWG) | 1,496 | 2,408 |
| Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH) | 5,940 | 9,559 |
Air France flight preparing to leave LAX for Paris. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Also see: Evolution of Airline Service in Los Angeles.
