Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL)
Flight time
≈ 5h 36m
Bearing
67° NE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Philadelphia (PHL) is 2,396 miles (3,856 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–PHL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, American Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–PHL; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 92% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
396
April 2026
Seats
77,318
both directions
Passengers
60,211
both directions
Load factor
77.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–PHL?
American Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–PHL in April 2026 (396 departures).
- AA
American Airlines
396 departures · 77,318 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.9%
Load
What plane flies LAX–PHL?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 92% of LAX–PHL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
364 departures · 77.8% load
91.9% - Airbus A321
32 departures · 79.3% load
8.1%
How has LAX–PHL traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–PHL departures fell from 438 in May 2025 to 396 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–PHL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
438 departures · 75,373 passengers
85.3%
Load
June 2025
526 departures · 89,901 passengers
84.8%
Load
July 2025
506 departures · 89,681 passengers
87.3%
Load
August 2025
503 departures · 86,964 passengers
86.5%
Load
September 2025
422 departures · 66,434 passengers
78.4%
Load
October 2025
491 departures · 76,397 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
336 departures · 55,419 passengers
81.5%
Load
December 2025
347 departures · 59,078 passengers
84.8%
Load
January 2026
289 departures · 45,323 passengers
79.7%
Load
February 2026
266 departures · 40,442 passengers
77.8%
Load
March 2026
310 departures · 52,353 passengers
86.3%
Load
April 2026
396 departures · 60,211 passengers
77.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LAX → PHL
80.3% full
198 departures · 30,991 passengers
PHL → LAX
75.5% full
198 departures · 29,220 passengers
Nonstop LAX–PHL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 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 Philadelphia (PHL)?
LAX to PHL is 2,396 miles (3,856 km / 2,082 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to PHL?
A nonstop covers the 2,396-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 36m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–PHL?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (91.9%), followed by the Airbus A321 (8.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–PHL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,396-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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