Los Angeles (LAX) to Norfolk (ORF)
Flight time
≈ 5h 32m
Bearing
73° E
Los Angeles (LAX) to Norfolk (ORF) is 2,366 miles (3,808 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–ORF
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–ORF; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
1
March 2026
Seats
166
both directions
Passengers
152
both directions
Load factor
91.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–ORF?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–ORF in March 2026 (1 departures).
- UA
1 departures · 166 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.6%
Load
What plane flies LAX–ORF?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of LAX–ORF departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 91.6% load
100.0%
How has LAX–ORF traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–ORF departures fell from 13 in June 2025 to 1 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–ORF traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
13 departures · 1,593 passengers
87.5%
Load
July 2025
20 departures · 2,514 passengers
91.0%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 2,251 passengers
90.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
1 departures · 152 passengers
91.6%
Load
Nonstop LAX–ORF traffic has been filed 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Norfolk (ORF)?
LAX to ORF is 2,366 miles (3,808 km / 2,056 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to ORF?
A nonstop covers the 2,366-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 32m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–ORF?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–ORF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,366-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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