The flight time from Los Angeles, California to Puerto Rico is:
7 hours, 13 minutes
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Flying time from Los Angeles, CA to Puerto Rico
The total flight duration from Los Angeles, CA to Puerto Rico is 7 hours, 13 minutes.
This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.
If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between Los Angeles, CA and Puerto Rico.
The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from Los Angeles, CA to Puerto Rico ("as the crow flies"), which is about 3,355 miles or 5 400 kilometers.
Your trip begins in Los Angeles, California.
It ends in Puerto Rico.
Your flight direction from Los Angeles, CA to Puerto Rico is East (95 degrees from North).
The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.
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The flight time from Los Angeles International Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico is:
7 hours, 16 minutes
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Flying time from LAX to San Juan, Puerto Rico
The total flight duration from LAX to San Juan, Puerto Rico is 7 hours, 16 minutes.
This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing. Your exact time may vary depending on wind speeds.
If you're planning a trip, remember to add more time for the plane to taxi between the gate and the airport runway. This measurement is only for the actual flying time. You should also factor in airport wait times and possible equipment or weather delays. If you're trying to figure out what time you'll arrive at the destination, you may want to see if there's a time difference between LAX and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The calculation of flight time is based on the straight line distance from LAX to San Juan, Puerto Rico ("as the crow flies"), which is about 3,379 miles or 5 439 kilometers.
Your trip begins at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California.
It ends in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Your flight direction from LAX to San Juan, Puerto Rico is East (95 degrees from North).
The flight time calculator measures the average flight duration between points. It uses the great circle formula to compute the travel mileage.
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Flight time calculator
Travelmath provides an online flight time calculator for all types of travel routes. You can enter airports, cities, states, countries, or zip codes to find the flying time between any two points. The database uses the great circle distance and the average airspeed of a commercial airliner to figure out how long a typical flight would take. Find your travel time to estimate the length of a flight between airports, or ask how long it takes to fly from one city to another.
What is the flight duration from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico?
Find the quickest flight duration, average flight time and longest flight duration from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico.
Average flight time is 6 hours 33 minutes
The fastest flight from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico is 6 hours 33 minutes.
Flight duration breakdown
Flight times for Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.
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The average flight time from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico is 6 hours 33 minutes. However, the duration of any flight may differ from the average time based on weather conditions, flight path and congestion in the air. This means individual flights can be less than 6 hours 33 minutes but on occasion can be longer.
Airports & distances information
Airports serving this journey and distances.
The average flight time from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico is 6 hours 33 minutes
Distance from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico is 3,348 miles / 5,388 km
Los Angeles is served by 1 airport Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Puerto Rico is not served by any airports.
Los Angeles & Puerto Rico local time and timezones
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico time is 4 hours ahead Los Angeles, United States.
Los Angeles
Timezone: PST (-08:00)
Puerto Rico
Timezone: AST (-04:00)
Alternative flights
If you don't fancy flying from Los Angeles there are a number of airports nearby that fly to Puerto Rico: Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport or Boston Logan International Airport