✈ DEL → LAX
16H 5M, 8,001 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Delhi to Los Angeles
From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia → LAX (LAX), USA North America
How long is the flight from Delhi to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 16 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,001 miles (12,877 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 5m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,001 mi
12,877 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-12.5h
12h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.8d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.