✈ MNL → LAX
14H 44M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Manila to Los Angeles
From Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia → LAX (LAX), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Manila
How long is the flight from Manila to Los Angeles?
A nonstop flight from Manila (MNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 14 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,295 miles (11,740 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 44m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,295 mi
11,740 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Manila timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Manila
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
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.
Flights from Manila
Nearest destinations
- Manila → Hong Kong
- Manila → Taipei
- Manila → Shanghai
- Manila → Bangkok
- Manila → Singapore
- Manila → Kuala Lumpur
- Manila → Seoul
- Manila → Osaka
- Manila → Bali (Denpasar)
- Manila → Beijing
Long-haul from Manila
- Manila → São Paulo
- Manila → Rio de Janeiro
- Manila → Buenos Aires
- Manila → Santiago
- Manila → Cancun
- Manila → Miami
- Manila → Mexico City
- Manila → Atlanta
- Manila → New York
- Manila → Boston
More flights to North America
Flights to Los Angeles
Nearest origins
- Las Vegas → Los Angeles
- San Francisco → Los Angeles
- Seattle → Los Angeles
- Vancouver → Los Angeles
- Dallas → Los Angeles
- Mexico City → Los Angeles
- Chicago → Los Angeles
- Atlanta → Los Angeles
- Cancun → Los Angeles
- Toronto → Los Angeles
Long-haul to Los Angeles
- Johannesburg → Los Angeles
- Cape Town → Los Angeles
- Nairobi → Los Angeles
- Kuala Lumpur → Los Angeles
- Singapore → Los Angeles
- Mumbai → Los Angeles
- Bali (Denpasar) → Los Angeles
- Abu Dhabi → Los Angeles
- Dubai → Los Angeles
- Doha → Los Angeles