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LAX Los Angeles ⇄ MIA Miami

Los Angeles International Airport (United States) and Miami International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance3,763 km2,338 mi2,032 nautical miles
LAX → MIA5 hestimated block time
MIA → LAX5 h 45 minestimated block time
Clock change+3 hMiami vs Los Angeles, today
Great-circle route from Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA)LAXLos AngelesMIAMiami
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

LAX → MIA

5 h

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 94° (E).

Leave Los Angeles Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Miami Sat 7 Nov, 18:00 local.

MIA → LAX

5 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 293° (WNW).

Leave Miami Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Los Angeles Sat 7 Nov, 12:45 local.

LAX-bound flights are the slower direction by about 45 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance3,763 km · 2,338 mi · 2,032 nmi
Initial heading94° (E) from LAX; 293° (WNW) from MIA
Farthest from the equator33.9°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip19% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

LAXAmerica/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
MIAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMiami is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles today.

Jet lag, flying LAX → MIA. Your body clock has to move 3 hours earlier, like an eastward trip. A common rule of thumb is that the body clock adjusts by roughly one time zone a day, so expect up to about 3 days to fully adjust. Shifting earlier (as here) is usually the harder direction; morning daylight at the destination helps. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LAX Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, United States · longest runway 12,894 ft3,930 m MIA Miami International AirportMiami, United States · longest runway 13,016 ft3,967 m

More routes from LAX and MIA

LAXLAS Los Angeles – Las Vegas 380 km236 mi · 1 h 25 min LAXSEA Los Angeles – Seattle 1,537 km955 mi · 2 h 50 min JFKLAX New York – Los Angeles 3,974 km2,469 mi · 6 h 05 min LAXAMS Los Angeles – Amsterdam 8,956 km5,565 mi · 10 h 45 min LAXTPE Los Angeles – Taipei 10,922 km6,787 mi · 14 h 40 min LAXSIN Los Angeles – Singapore 14,102 km8,762 mi · 18 h 25 min MIACUN Miami – Cancún 855 km531 mi · 2 h 05 min JFKMIA New York – Miami 1,757 km1,092 mi · 3 h 05 min MIAPTY Miami – Panama City 1,862 km1,157 mi · 3 h 10 min MIALIM Miami – Lima 4,219 km2,622 mi · 5 h 50 min MIAMAD Miami – Madrid 7,106 km4,415 mi · 8 h 25 min MIACDG Miami – Paris 7,372 km4,580 mi · 8 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

SFOOGG San Francisco – Maui (Kahului) 3,761 km2,337 mi · 5 h 40 min SINPVG Singapore – Shanghai 3,806 km2,365 mi · 5 h 15 min AMMLHR Amman – London 3,683 km2,288 mi · 5 h 35 min ICNBKK Seoul – Bangkok 3,669 km2,280 mi · 5 h 25 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).