✈ LAX → JFK

5H 29M FLIGHT. 2,469 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

Flight time
5h 29m
Distance
2,469 mi
Or
3,974 km
Jet lag
3h

Flight from Los Angeles to New York

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  JFK (JFK), USA North America

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to New York?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to New York (JFK) takes about 5 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,469 miles (3,974 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

5h 29m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

2,469 mi

3,974 km · great-circle

Avg speed

725 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

New York timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Time difference

+3h

3 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~3d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 588 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 680 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 163 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.