Los Angeles (LAX) – Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
- Distance
- 1,960 km
- 1,218 mi · 1,058 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 2 min / 3 h 8 min
- Average gate to gate: LAX → PVR / back
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 247 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (146 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 359,871
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −4.0%
- Flights / week
- 51
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 453,486 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- AS, DL, AA
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
- 135°
- Heading from PVR
- 321°
- Halfway point
- 27.47, -111.44
- Great-circle km
- 1,962 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air LAX → PVR
- 2 h 32 min
- In the air PVR → LAX
- 2 h 40 min
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 27,733 |
| Sep 2025 | 18,631 |
| Oct 2025 | 21,036 |
| Nov 2025 | 35,236 |
| Dec 2025 | 39,237 |
| Jan 2026 | 34,388 |
| Feb 2026 | 27,065 |
| Mar 2026 | 22,556 |
| Apr 2026 | 33,948 |
| May 2026 | 33,728 |
| Jun 2026 | 32,449 |
| Jul 2026 | 33,864 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 185 |
| Sep 2025 | 135 |
| Oct 2025 | 149 |
| Nov 2025 | 282 |
| Dec 2025 | 296 |
| Jan 2026 | 269 |
| Feb 2026 | 220 |
| Mar 2026 | 245 |
| Apr 2026 | 243 |
| May 2026 | 221 |
| Jun 2026 | 207 |
| Jul 2026 | 210 |
Airlines flying LAX–PVR nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| ASAlaska Airlines | 21 | 42% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 13 | 28% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 8.7 | 16% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 8.2 | 13% |
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 737-800 · 1,140 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 755 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 461 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 176 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 122 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 4 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 2 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1 flight
Also carried: 17 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 1,962 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.