Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 1h 25m
Bearing
321° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to San Jose (SJC) is 308 miles (496 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAX–SJC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop LAX–SJC; the Airbus A319 was the most common aircraft at 27% of departures; flights ran 58% full.
Departures
688
April 2026
Seats
90,224
both directions
Passengers
52,067
both directions
Load factor
57.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LAX–SJC?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAX–SJC departures in April 2026 (309), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
309 departures · 47,083 seats
Share of departures44.9%53.3%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
193 departures · 25,465 seats
Share of departures28.1%57.1%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
154 departures · 11,458 seats
Share of departures22.4%75.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
23 departures · 5,362 seats
Share of departures3.3%62.5%
Load
- AC
Air Canada
4 departures · 280 seats
Share of departures0.6%71.4%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
3 departures · 440 seats
Share of departures0.4%20.4%
Load
- 1EQ
KaiserAir
2 departures · 136 seats
Share of departures0.3%74.3%
Load
What plane flies LAX–SJC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew 27% of LAX–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A319
187 departures · 57.2% load
27.2% - Boeing 737-700
186 departures · 54.7% load
27.0% - Embraer E175
154 departures · 75.7% load
22.4% - Boeing 737-800
67 departures · 50.0% load
9.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
65 departures · 52.4% load
9.4% - Airbus A321neo
16 departures · 61.4% load
2.3% - Airbus A321
5 departures · 67.0% load
0.7% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 71.4% load
0.6% - Boeing 757-200
2 departures · 73.6% load
0.3% - Airbus A320neo
2 departures · 60.2% load
0.3%
How has LAX–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–SJC departures fell from 957 in May 2025 to 688 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
957 departures · 77,292 passengers
79.6%
Load
June 2025
909 departures · 72,101 passengers
75.4%
Load
July 2025
917 departures · 70,606 passengers
73.1%
Load
August 2025
958 departures · 75,791 passengers
76.6%
Load
September 2025
897 departures · 70,617 passengers
75.6%
Load
October 2025
1,000 departures · 81,554 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
823 departures · 67,702 passengers
79.5%
Load
December 2025
818 departures · 67,335 passengers
79.4%
Load
January 2026
654 departures · 50,376 passengers
71.3%
Load
February 2026
635 departures · 49,857 passengers
63.9%
Load
March 2026
704 departures · 60,399 passengers
63.5%
Load
April 2026
688 departures · 52,067 passengers
57.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
SJC → LAX
58.0% full
346 departures · 26,472 passengers
LAX → SJC
57.4% full
342 departures · 25,595 passengers
Nonstop LAX–SJC 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.
The airports
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from San Jose (SJC)?
LAX to SJC is 308 miles (496 km / 268 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 308-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–SJC?
In April 2026, the Airbus A319 flew the largest share of departures (27.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (27.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 308-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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