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LAX Los Angeles ⇄ PDX Portland

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

Distance1,343 km835 mi725 nautical miles
LAX → PDX2 h 35 minestimated block time
PDX → LAX2 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hPortland vs Los Angeles, today
Great-circle route from Los Angeles (LAX) to Portland (PDX)LAXLos AngelesPDXPortland
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 → PDX

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 346° (NNW).

Leave Los Angeles Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Portland Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

PDX → LAX

2 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 163° (SSE).

Leave Portland Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Los Angeles Sat 7 Nov, 12:30 local.

The two directions differ by 5 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,343 km · 835 mi · 725 nmi
Initial heading346° (NNW) from LAX; 163° (SSE) from PDX
Farthest from the equator45.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip7% 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
PDXAmerica/Los_Angeles — UTC−7 now; UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
DifferencePortland is on the same clock as Los Angeles today.

Jet lag, flying LAX → PDX. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LAX Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, United States · longest runway 12,894 ft3,930 m PDX Portland International AirportPortland, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m

More routes from LAX and PDX

LAXLAS Los Angeles – Las Vegas 380 km236 mi · 1 h 25 min LAXDFW Los Angeles – Dallas–Fort Worth 1,983 km1,232 mi · 3 h 05 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

Routes of a similar length

DUSPMI Düsseldorf – Palma de Mallorca 1,342 km834 mi · 2 h 35 min MADFCO Madrid – Rome 1,331 km827 mi · 2 h 25 min CDGALG Paris – Algiers 1,370 km852 mi · 2 h 35 min DELCCU Delhi – Kolkata 1,313 km816 mi · 2 h 30 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).