Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 16m
Bearing
244° SW
Aspen (ASE) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 736 miles (1,185 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ASE–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ASE–LAX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 83% of departures; flights ran 48% full.
Departures
132
April 2026
Seats
9,130
both directions
Passengers
4,350
both directions
Load factor
47.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ASE–LAX?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ASE–LAX in April 2026 (132 departures).
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SkyWest Airlines
132 departures · 9,130 seats
Share of departures100.0%47.6%
Load
What plane flies ASE–LAX?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 83% of ASE–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
110 departures · 48.7% load
83.3% - Bombardier CRJ-700
22 departures · 42.0% load
16.7%
How has ASE–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop ASE–LAX departures rose from 16 in May 2025 to 132 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ASE–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
16 departures · 439 passengers
40.6%
Load
June 2025
159 departures · 6,540 passengers
61.4%
Load
July 2025
222 departures · 9,884 passengers
66.1%
Load
August 2025
181 departures · 8,526 passengers
69.5%
Load
September 2025
121 departures · 5,207 passengers
63.7%
Load
October 2025
125 departures · 5,166 passengers
61.6%
Load
November 2025
115 departures · 4,008 passengers
50.3%
Load
December 2025
256 departures · 12,147 passengers
68.9%
Load
January 2026
342 departures · 13,742 passengers
58.6%
Load
February 2026
307 departures · 12,695 passengers
60.3%
Load
March 2026
369 departures · 12,905 passengers
50.9%
Load
April 2026
132 departures · 4,350 passengers
47.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → ASE
43.4% full
67 departures · 2,012 passengers
ASE → LAX
52.0% full
65 departures · 2,338 passengers
Nonstop ASE–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Aspen (ASE) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
ASE to LAX is 736 miles (1,185 km / 640 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ASE to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 736-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ASE–LAX?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (83.3%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (16.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ASE–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 736-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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