✈ LAX → DEL
16H 5M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Los Angeles to Delhi
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Delhi?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Delhi (DEL) 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
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
+12.5h
12h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12.5d
Eastward — worse
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.