Seoul (ICN) – Los Angeles (LAX)
- Distance
- 9,646 km
- 5,994 mi · 5,209 nm
- Flight time
- 12 h 10 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 17 h / 16 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,127 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (667 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,003,522
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −19.7%
- Flights / week
- 58
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 1,174,570 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- KE, OZ, YP
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 ICN
- 49°
- Heading from LAX
- 314°
- Halfway point
- 53.32, -173.99
- Great-circle km
- 9,625 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 17 h in January, 16 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 12 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 110,011 |
| Sep 2025 | 91,075 |
| Oct 2025 | 97,010 |
| Nov 2025 | 97,058 |
| Dec 2025 | 82,825 |
| Jan 2026 | 82,709 |
| Feb 2026 | 62,200 |
| Mar 2026 | 73,362 |
| Apr 2026 | 69,208 |
| May 2026 | 68,113 |
| Jun 2026 | 83,458 |
| Jul 2026 | 86,493 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 348 |
| Sep 2025 | 328 |
| Oct 2025 | 338 |
| Nov 2025 | 326 |
| Dec 2025 | 248 |
| Jan 2026 | 214 |
| Feb 2026 | 167 |
| Mar 2026 | 189 |
| Apr 2026 | 180 |
| May 2026 | 186 |
| Jun 2026 | 240 |
| Jul 2026 | 248 |
Airlines flying ICN–LAX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| KEKorean Air Lines | 28 | 47% |
| OZAsiana Airlines | 23 | 45% |
| YPAir Premia | 7.0 | 8% |
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 B747-8 · 1,015 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 854 flights
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 675 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 362 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 104 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 2 flights
Also carried: 21,843 tonnes of freight and 1 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 9,625 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.
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More routes from ICN
| Route | Distance | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| ICN → NRT | 1,260 km | 2,519,026 (6 mo) |
| ICN → KIX | 862 km | 2,313,960 (6 mo) |
| ICN → FUK | 563 km | 1,708,245 (6 mo) |
| ICN → HKG | 2,067 km | 1,316,010 (6 mo) |
| ICN → TPE | 1,460 km | 1,184,972 (6 mo) |
| ICN → PVG | 821 km | 1,111,272 (6 mo) |
| ICN → BKK | 3,665 km | 950,069 (6 mo) |
| ICN → DAD | 2,976 km | 941,076 (6 mo) |
| ICN → SIN | 4,614 km | 900,158 (6 mo) |
| ICN → TAO | 580 km | 797,360 (6 mo) |