Los Angeles (LAX) to Missoula (MSO)
Flight time
≈ 2h 39m
Bearing
13° N
Los Angeles (LAX) to Missoula (MSO) is 924 miles (1,488 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–MSO
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn September 2025, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–MSO; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
2
September 2025
Seats
152
both directions
Passengers
142
both directions
Load factor
93.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–MSO?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–MSO in September 2025 (2 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.4%
Load
What plane flies LAX–MSO?
In September 2025, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of LAX–MSO departures.
- Embraer E175
2 departures · 93.4% load
100.0%
How has LAX–MSO traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–MSO departures fell from 52 in June 2025 to 2 in September 2025.
Monthly nonstop LAX–MSO traffic, trailing 12 months through September 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
52 departures · 2,807 passengers
71.0%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 3,865 passengers
82.4%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 3,526 passengers
74.8%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 142 passengers
93.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → MSO
88.2% full
1 departures · 67 passengers
MSO → LAX
98.7% full
1 departures · 75 passengers
Nonstop LAX–MSO traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through September 2025; 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 Missoula (MSO)?
LAX to MSO is 924 miles (1,488 km / 803 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to MSO?
A nonstop covers the 924-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–MSO?
In September 2025, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–MSO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 924-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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