Los Angeles (LAX) to Chengdu (TFU)
Flight time
≈ 15h 11m
Bearing
323° NW
Los Angeles (LAX) to Chengdu (TFU) is 7,191 miles (11,573 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies LAX–TFU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Sichuan Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–TFU; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 100% full.
Departures
28
May 2026
Seats
8,736
both directions
Passengers
8,736
both directions
Load factor
100.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–TFU?
Sichuan Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–TFU in May 2026 (28 departures).
- 3U
Sichuan Airlines
28 departures · 8,736 seats
Share of departures100.0%100.0%
Load
What plane flies LAX–TFU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 100% of LAX–TFU departures.
- Airbus A330-200
28 departures · 100.0% load
100.0%
How has LAX–TFU traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–TFU departures rose from 26 in June 2025 to 28 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–TFU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
26 departures · 7,645 passengers
92.0%
Load
July 2025
26 departures · 7,998 passengers
94.5%
Load
August 2025
26 departures · 9,013 passengers
100.0%
Load
September 2025
26 departures · 7,912 passengers
100.0%
Load
October 2025
26 departures · 7,898 passengers
100.0%
Load
November 2025
26 departures · 8,216 passengers
100.0%
Load
December 2025
26 departures · 8,203 passengers
100.0%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 7,709 passengers
100.0%
Load
February 2026
24 departures · 7,262 passengers
100.0%
Load
March 2026
28 departures · 8,498 passengers
99.7%
Load
April 2026
24 departures · 7,344 passengers
100.0%
Load
May 2026
28 departures · 8,736 passengers
100.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LAX → TFU
100.0% full
14 departures · 4,074 passengers
TFU → LAX
100.0% full
14 departures · 4,662 passengers
Nonstop LAX–TFU 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
Chengdu
CN
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Coordinates
30.31°N, 104.44°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Chengdu (TFU)?
LAX to TFU is 7,191 miles (11,573 km / 6,249 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to TFU?
A nonstop covers the 7,191-mile great-circle distance in roughly 15h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–TFU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–TFU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,191-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from LAX
Popular long-haul routes