Paris (CDG) – Los Angeles (LAX)
- Distance
- 9,125 km
- 5,670 mi · 4,927 nm
- Flight time
- 11 h 27 min / 10 h 36 min
- Average gate to gate: CDG → LAX / back
- Time difference
- 9 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,065 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (630 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 915,720
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.3%
- Flights / week
- 66
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 89%
- 1,033,043 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- AF, TN, DL
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CDG
- 314°
- Heading from LAX
- 35°
- Halfway point
- 60.41, -69.56
- Great-circle km
- 9,103 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CDG → LAX
- 10 h 51 min
- In the air LAX → CDG
- 10 h 4 min
- Clocks
- Los Angeles is 9 h behind Paris
The estimate for a route without real times is 11 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 113,806 |
| Sep 2025 | 93,850 |
| Oct 2025 | 84,474 |
| Nov 2025 | 52,105 |
| Dec 2025 | 66,228 |
| Jan 2026 | 57,430 |
| Feb 2026 | 47,413 |
| Mar 2026 | 63,617 |
| Apr 2026 | 75,059 |
| May 2026 | 85,395 |
| Jun 2026 | 92,884 |
| Jul 2026 | 83,459 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 425 |
| Sep 2025 | 342 |
| Oct 2025 | 307 |
| Nov 2025 | 197 |
| Dec 2025 | 246 |
| Jan 2026 | 213 |
| Feb 2026 | 185 |
| Mar 2026 | 232 |
| Apr 2026 | 270 |
| May 2026 | 336 |
| Jun 2026 | 349 |
| Jul 2026 | 306 |
Airlines flying CDG–LAX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AFCompagnie Natl Air France | 44 | 67% |
| TNAir Tahiti Nui | 8.7 | 15% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 10 | 14% |
| N0Norse Atlantic Airways,AS | 2.1 | 4% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 1,644 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 1,184 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 452 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 110 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 12 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 4 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 2 flights
Also carried: 29,508 tonnes of freight and 50 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 9,103 km.
CDG Paris → LAX Los Angeles
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
LAX Los Angeles → CDG Paris
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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