Lansing (LAN) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 38m
Bearing
263° W
Lansing (LAN) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,917 miles (3,084 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAN–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Eastern Air Express was the only carrier flying nonstop LAN–LAX; the Boeing 737-400 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
150
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAN–LAX?
Eastern Air Express was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAN–LAX in March 2026 (1 departures).
- 37Q
Eastern Air Express
1 departures · 150 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies LAN–LAX?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-400 flew 100% of LAN–LAX departures.
- Boeing 737-400
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has LAN–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop LAN–LAX departures fell from 2 in September 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAN–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
2 departures · 351 passengers
88.2%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 368 passengers
78.6%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 35 passengers
10.9%
Load
February 2026
3 departures · 89 passengers
22.1%
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop LAN–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 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 Lansing (LAN) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
LAN to LAX is 1,917 miles (3,084 km / 1,665 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAN to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,917-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAN–LAX?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-400 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAN–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,917-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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