Los Angeles (LAX) – Mexico City (MEX)
- Distance
- 2,499 km
- 1,553 mi · 1,349 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 37 min / 4 h 4 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → MEX / back
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 314 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (186 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 878,655
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −10.2%
- Flights / week
- 103
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 1,036,181 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- AM, Y4, VB
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 LAX
- 125°
- Heading from MEX
- 314°
- Halfway point
- 27.02, -108.12
- Great-circle km
- 2,500 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → MEX
- 3 h 10 min
- In the air MEX → LAX
- 3 h 26 min
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 77,216 |
| Sep 2025 | 68,893 |
| Oct 2025 | 73,821 |
| Nov 2025 | 79,600 |
| Dec 2025 | 87,199 |
| Jan 2026 | 79,136 |
| Feb 2026 | 68,218 |
| Mar 2026 | 73,358 |
| Apr 2026 | 80,885 |
| May 2026 | 85,895 |
| Jun 2026 | 62,244 |
| Jul 2026 | 42,190 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 468 |
| Sep 2025 | 419 |
| Oct 2025 | 435 |
| Nov 2025 | 478 |
| Dec 2025 | 518 |
| Jan 2026 | 457 |
| Feb 2026 | 399 |
| Mar 2026 | 493 |
| Apr 2026 | 513 |
| May 2026 | 552 |
| Jun 2026 | 375 |
| Jul 2026 | 240 |
Airlines flying LAX–MEX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AMAeromexico | 51 | 49% |
| Y4Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) | 25 | 27% |
| VBAeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. | 14 | 14% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 11 | 9% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 2.1 | 2% |
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 B737 Max 800 · 1,621 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 658 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 562 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 539 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 518 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 403 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 392 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 354 flights
Also carried: 10,301 tonnes of freight and 95 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,500 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.