International flights lined up at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Photo by Alan Wilson (Flickr/Creative Commons by-SA 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lima, Peru (LIM) | 4,174 | 6,717 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (LIS) | 5,700 | 9,174 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| London, United Kingdom (LHR) | 5,467 | 8,798 |
| Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) | 971 | 1,563 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 5,762 | 9,274 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Osaka, Japan (KIX) | 5,741 | 9,239 |
| Oslo, Norway (OSL) | 5,378 | 8,655 |
| Ottawa, Canada (YOW) | 2,362 | 3,800 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Panama City, Panama (PTY) | 3,006 | 4,838 |
| Paris, France (CDG) | 5,689 | 9,156 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Destination from Los Angeles (& Airport Code) | Air Distance (Miles) | Air Distance (Kilometers) |
| Sydney, Australia (SYD) | 7,471 | 12,024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
Los Angeles is closer to Mexico City (1,566 air miles) than it is to Washington, D.C. (2,301 air miles).
