Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR)

1,082mi
1,741 km940 nm

Flight time

≈ 2h 58m

Bearing

348° N

Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR) is 1,082 miles (1,741 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

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What actually flies LAX–YVR

Filed traffic data

In July 2026, Air Canada operated the most departures, one of 9 carriers flying nonstop LAX–YVR; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 36% of departures; flights ran 94% full.

Departures

508

July 2026

Seats

83,011

both directions

Passengers

77,870

both directions

Load factor

93.8%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies LAX–YVR?

Air Canada operated the most nonstop LAX–YVR departures in July 2026 (186), one of 9 carriers on the route.

  • AC

    Air Canada

    186 departures · 25,804 seats

    94.5%

    Load

  • UA

    United Airlines

    123 departures · 20,964 seats

    95.2%

    Load

  • RV

    Air Canada Rouge

    62 departures · 10,974 seats

    95.1%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    62 departures · 12,080 seats

    94.5%

    Load

  • WS

    WestJet

    44 departures · 7,692 seats

    92.5%

    Load

  • 07Q

    Flair Airlines

    28 departures · 5,292 seats

    85.8%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    1 departures · 186 seats

    21.0%

    Load

  • AN

    ADVANCED AIR

    1 departures · 9 seats

    11.1%

    Load

  • 13Q

    Chartright Air

    1 departures · 10 seats

    20.0%

    Load

What plane flies LAX–YVR?

In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 36% of LAX–YVR departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has LAX–YVR traffic changed?

Nonstop LAX–YVR departures fell from 512 in August 2025 to 508 in July 2026.

Monthly nonstop LAX–YVR traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • August 2025

    512 departures · 77,148 passengers

    88.9%

    Load

  • September 2025

    522 departures · 68,005 passengers

    81.4%

    Load

  • October 2025

    472 departures · 62,461 passengers

    84.0%

    Load

  • November 2025

    406 departures · 55,878 passengers

    84.9%

    Load

  • December 2025

    395 departures · 57,249 passengers

    90.0%

    Load

  • January 2026

    370 departures · 51,826 passengers

    88.5%

    Load

  • February 2026

    396 departures · 54,369 passengers

    89.9%

    Load

  • March 2026

    482 departures · 59,561 passengers

    87.5%

    Load

  • April 2026

    447 departures · 55,268 passengers

    90.5%

    Load

  • May 2026

    228 departures · 31,087 passengers

    88.4%

    Load

  • June 2026

    336 departures · 52,599 passengers

    88.2%

    Load

  • July 2026

    508 departures · 77,870 passengers

    93.8%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

LAX → YVR

93.3% full

254 departures · 39,043 passengers

YVR → LAX

94.4% full

254 departures · 38,827 passengers

Nonstop LAX–YVR traffic has been filed since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).

The airports

LAX

Los Angeles

US

Los Angeles International Airport

Coordinates

33.94°N, 118.41°W

Hemisphere

N · W

YVR

Vancouver

CA

Vancouver International Airport

Coordinates

49.19°N, 123.18°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Vancouver (YVR)?

LAX to YVR is 1,082 miles (1,741 km / 940 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from LAX to YVR?

A nonstop covers the 1,082-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies LAX–YVR?

In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (36.2%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (19.3%).

What mileage do I earn flying LAX–YVR?

Distance-based programs credit off the 1,082-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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