Kalispell (FCA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 50m
Bearing
194° S
Kalispell (FCA) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,016 miles (1,634 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FCA–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop FCA–LAX; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
22
May 2026
Seats
1,540
both directions
Passengers
1,018
both directions
Load factor
66.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FCA–LAX?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop FCA–LAX in May 2026 (22 departures).
- OO
22 departures · 1,540 seats
Share of departures100.0%66.1%
Load
What plane flies FCA–LAX?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of FCA–LAX departures.
- Embraer E175
22 departures · 66.1% load
100.0%
How has FCA–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop FCA–LAX departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 22 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FCA–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 3,060 passengers
73.4%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 4,035 passengers
92.7%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 3,942 passengers
90.3%
Load
September 2025
36 departures · 2,150 passengers
84.9%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
8 departures · 487 passengers
85.1%
Load
January 2026
19 departures · 993 passengers
74.7%
Load
February 2026
16 departures · 992 passengers
88.6%
Load
March 2026
17 departures · 967 passengers
81.3%
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 143 passengers
51.1%
Load
May 2026
22 departures · 1,018 passengers
66.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
FCA → LAX
58.2% full
11 departures · 448 passengers
LAX → FCA
74.0% full
11 departures · 570 passengers
Nonstop FCA–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Kalispell (FCA) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
FCA to LAX is 1,016 miles (1,634 km / 883 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FCA to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,016-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FCA–LAX?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying FCA–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,016-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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