Los Angeles (LAX) to Lincoln (LNK)
Flight time
≈ 3h 21m
Bearing
62° NE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Lincoln (LNK) is 1,276 miles (2,054 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–LNK
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–LNK; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 26% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
186
both directions
Passengers
49
both directions
Load factor
26.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–LNK?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–LNK in March 2026 (1 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures100.0%26.3%
Load
What plane flies LAX–LNK?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of LAX–LNK departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 26.3% load
100.0%
How has LAX–LNK traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–LNK departures fell from 3 in October 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–LNK traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
October 2025
3 departures · 277 passengers
74.5%
Load
November 2025
3 departures · 318 passengers
85.5%
Load
December 2025
2 departures · 64 passengers
47.1%
Load
January 2026
3 departures · 36 passengers
17.6%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 49 passengers
26.3%
Load
March 2026
1 departures · 49 passengers
26.3%
Load
Nonstop LAX–LNK 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 Los Angeles (LAX) from Lincoln (LNK)?
LAX to LNK is 1,276 miles (2,054 km / 1,109 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to LNK?
A nonstop covers the 1,276-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–LNK?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–LNK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,276-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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