✈ LAX → CPH

11H 30M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.

Flight time
11h 30m
Distance
5,610 mi
Or
9,029 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Los Angeles to Copenhagen

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Copenhagen → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Copenhagen?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Copenhagen (CPH) takes about 11 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,610 miles (9,029 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 30m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,610 mi

9,029 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1336 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1544 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 370 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.