Los Angeles (LAX) to Oaxaca (OAX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 22m
Bearing
126° SE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Oaxaca (OAX) is 1,781 miles (2,867 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–OAX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Volaris was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–OAX; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 93% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
28
May 2026
Seats
5,182
both directions
Passengers
3,915
both directions
Load factor
75.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–OAX?
Volaris was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–OAX in May 2026 (28 departures).
- Y4
Volaris
28 departures · 5,182 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.5%
Load
What plane flies LAX–OAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew 93% of LAX–OAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320neo
26 departures · 74.9% load
92.9% - Airbus A320
2 departures · 83.8% load
7.1%
How has LAX–OAX traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–OAX departures fell from 70 in June 2025 to 28 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–OAX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
70 departures · 9,545 passengers
75.1%
Load
July 2025
34 departures · 4,987 passengers
80.5%
Load
August 2025
36 departures · 5,038 passengers
77.2%
Load
September 2025
34 departures · 3,558 passengers
57.3%
Load
October 2025
36 departures · 5,114 passengers
78.4%
Load
November 2025
34 departures · 4,860 passengers
78.5%
Load
December 2025
54 departures · 8,264 passengers
76.7%
Load
January 2026
50 departures · 7,122 passengers
73.7%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 5,047 passengers
85.3%
Load
March 2026
36 departures · 5,001 passengers
75.3%
Load
April 2026
34 departures · 4,488 passengers
72.0%
Load
May 2026
28 departures · 3,915 passengers
75.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → OAX
69.0% full
14 departures · 1,788 passengers
OAX → LAX
82.1% full
14 departures · 2,127 passengers
Nonstop LAX–OAX 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
Oaxaca
MX
Xoxocotlán International Airport
Coordinates
17.00°N, 96.73°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Oaxaca (OAX)?
LAX to OAX is 1,781 miles (2,867 km / 1,548 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to OAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,781-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–OAX?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (92.9%), followed by the Airbus A320 (7.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–OAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,781-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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