Rome (FCO) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 13h 29m
Bearing
321° NW
Rome (FCO) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 6,340 miles (10,203 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies FCO–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, ITA was the only carrier flying nonstop FCO–LAX; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 77% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
19,391
both directions
Passengers
15,340
both directions
Load factor
79.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies FCO–LAX?
ITA was the only carrier to fly nonstop FCO–LAX in May 2026 (62 departures).
- AZ
ITA
62 departures · 19,391 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.1%
Load
What plane flies FCO–LAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 77% of FCO–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A350-900
48 departures · 78.0% load
77.4% - Airbus A330-900
14 departures · 83.2% load
22.6%
How has FCO–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop FCO–LAX departures fell from 102 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop FCO–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
102 departures · 29,371 passengers
88.5%
Load
July 2025
106 departures · 30,396 passengers
87.9%
Load
August 2025
106 departures · 29,405 passengers
84.9%
Load
September 2025
104 departures · 28,016 passengers
82.6%
Load
October 2025
100 departures · 25,744 passengers
79.6%
Load
November 2025
77 departures · 19,927 passengers
81.0%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
36 departures · 8,436 passengers
80.5%
Load
February 2026
28 departures · 5,749 passengers
70.6%
Load
March 2026
46 departures · 11,709 passengers
86.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 15,122 passengers
81.6%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 15,340 passengers
79.1%
Load
Nonstop FCO–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).
The airports
Rome
IT
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport
Coordinates
41.80°N, 12.25°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Rome (FCO) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
FCO to LAX is 6,340 miles (10,203 km / 5,509 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from FCO to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 6,340-mile great-circle distance in roughly 13h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies FCO–LAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (77.4%), followed by the Airbus A330-900 (22.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying FCO–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 6,340-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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