Jeddah (JED) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 17h 26m
Bearing
338° N
Jeddah (JED) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 8,320 miles (13,390 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies JED–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop JED–LAX; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 33% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
290
both directions
Passengers
97
both directions
Load factor
33.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies JED–LAX?
Saudi Arabian Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JED–LAX in May 2026 (1 departures).
- SV
Saudi Arabian Airlines
1 departures · 290 seats
Share of departures100.0%33.5%
Load
What plane flies JED–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 100% of JED–LAX departures.
- Boeing 777-200
1 departures · 33.5% load
100.0%
How has JED–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop JED–LAX departures fell from 26 in June 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop JED–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
26 departures · 6,332 passengers
84.0%
Load
July 2025
26 departures · 6,638 passengers
88.0%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 5,889 passengers
78.1%
Load
September 2025
4 departures · 654 passengers
56.4%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
12 departures · 2,493 passengers
71.6%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 6,090 passengers
80.8%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 3,853 passengers
73.8%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
1 departures · 97 passengers
33.5%
Load
Nonstop JED–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
Jeddah
SA
King Abdulaziz International Airport
Coordinates
21.68°N, 39.16°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Jeddah (JED) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
JED to LAX is 8,320 miles (13,390 km / 7,230 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JED to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 8,320-mile great-circle distance in roughly 17h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JED–LAX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JED–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,320-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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