Los Angeles (LAX) to Zurich (ZRH)
Flight time
≈ 12h 39m
Bearing
33° NE
Los Angeles (LAX) to Zurich (ZRH) is 5,925 miles (9,535 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–ZRH
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Swiss International Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LAX–ZRH; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
53
May 2026
Seats
16,960
both directions
Passengers
13,005
both directions
Load factor
76.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAX–ZRH?
Swiss International Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LAX–ZRH in May 2026 (53 departures).
- LX
Swiss International Airlines
53 departures · 16,960 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.7%
Load
What plane flies LAX–ZRH?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 100% of LAX–ZRH departures.
- Boeing 777-200
53 departures · 76.7% load
100.0%
How has LAX–ZRH traffic changed?
Nonstop LAX–ZRH departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 53 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAX–ZRH traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 15,840 passengers
82.5%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 17,507 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 18,601 passengers
93.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 16,982 passengers
88.4%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 17,473 passengers
88.1%
Load
November 2025
54 departures · 13,366 passengers
77.3%
Load
December 2025
60 departures · 16,057 passengers
83.6%
Load
January 2026
57 departures · 13,906 passengers
77.5%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 12,156 passengers
67.8%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 15,708 passengers
84.6%
Load
April 2026
50 departures · 13,856 passengers
86.6%
Load
May 2026
53 departures · 13,005 passengers
76.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ZRH → LAX
71.9% full
27 departures · 6,208 passengers
LAX → ZRH
81.7% full
26 departures · 6,797 passengers
Nonstop LAX–ZRH 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
Zurich
CH
Zürich Airport
Coordinates
47.46°N, 8.55°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Zurich (ZRH)?
LAX to ZRH is 5,925 miles (9,535 km / 5,148 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAX to ZRH?
A nonstop covers the 5,925-mile great-circle distance in roughly 12h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAX–ZRH?
In May 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAX–ZRH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,925-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