Hong Kong (HKG) – Los Angeles (LAX)
- Distance
- 11,683 km
- 7,260 mi · 6,309 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 8 min / 15 h 14 min
- Average gate to gate: HKG → LAX / back
- Time difference
- 16 h / 15 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,365 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (808 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 910,783
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +31.9%
- Flights / week
- 69
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 1,070,222 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- CX, UA, 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 HKG
- 43°
- Heading from LAX
- 311°
- Halfway point
- 50.43, 171.45
- Great-circle km
- 11,664 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air HKG → LAX
- 12 h 28 min
- In the air LAX → HKG
- 14 h 37 min
- Clocks
- 16 h in January, 15 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 14 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 71,594 |
| Sep 2025 | 49,595 |
| Oct 2025 | 61,399 |
| Nov 2025 | 69,125 |
| Dec 2025 | 77,203 |
| Jan 2026 | 78,734 |
| Feb 2026 | 71,298 |
| Mar 2026 | 84,345 |
| Apr 2026 | 79,066 |
| May 2026 | 79,461 |
| Jun 2026 | 90,730 |
| Jul 2026 | 98,233 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 305 |
| Sep 2025 | 267 |
| Oct 2025 | 280 |
| Nov 2025 | 273 |
| Dec 2025 | 299 |
| Jan 2026 | 294 |
| Feb 2026 | 267 |
| Mar 2026 | 287 |
| Apr 2026 | 285 |
| May 2026 | 304 |
| Jun 2026 | 344 |
| Jul 2026 | 367 |
Airlines flying HKG–LAX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| CXCathay Pacific Airways | 39 | 65% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 27 | 32% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 2.1 | 3% |
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 · 2,038 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 1,426 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 108 flights
Also carried: 33,555 tonnes of freight and 214 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 11,664 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
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.