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International Flights Lined up at LAX

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
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.