Los Angeles (LAX) – Toronto (YYZ)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
3,501 km
2,176 mi · 1,890 nm
Flight time
4 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h
CO2 per passenger
439 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (260 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
516,682
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −23.7%
Flights / week
65
Both directions, average
Seats filled
89%
581,522 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
3
AC, PD, WS

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

Great circle from LAX to YYZLAXYYZ
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from LAX
60°
Heading from YYZ
265°
Halfway point
40.45, -100.39
Great-circle km
3,494 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Toronto is 3 h ahead of Los Angeles

The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 61,495 passengers
050K100KAugSepOct61.5KNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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Month Passengers
Aug 202554,417
Sep 202551,566
Oct 202561,495
Nov 202544,478
Dec 202541,838
Jan 202641,025
Feb 202638,569
Mar 202646,040
Apr 202646,645
May 202642,525
Jun 20267,006
Jul 202641,078
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: October 2025: 384 flights
0200400AugSepOct384NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025339
Sep 2025339
Oct 2025384
Nov 2025300
Dec 2025290
Jan 2026281
Feb 2026269
Mar 2026298
Apr 2026291
May 2026308
Jun 202660
Jul 2026243

Airlines flying LAX–YYZ nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
ACAir Canada51
84%
PDPorter Airlines Limited (PACL)13
14%
WSWestjet1.4
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

  • Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 1,031 flights
  • Boeing 737-800 · 828 flights
  • Embraer EMB195 · 666 flights
  • A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 456 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 163 flights
  • B787-800 Dreamliner · 144 flights
  • B787-900 Dreamliner · 46 flights
  • Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 34 flights

Also carried: 2,333 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 3,494 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).

Close to the 3,500 km band edge
This route is within 50 km of 3,500 km, where the amount changes. Airlines and courts measure from the exact airport coordinates — check the figure they use.

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.

Every airport pair between Los Angeles and Toronto

YYZYTZ
LAX3,5013,520

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Toronto airports

More routes from LAX

Route Distance Passengers / year
LAX → JFK3,983 km 3,020,062
LAX → SFO543 km 2,842,388
LAX → ORD2,808 km 2,332,419
LAX → HNL4,114 km 2,261,240
LAX → LAS380 km 2,208,696
LAX → DEN1,387 km 2,043,500
LAX → DFW1,987 km 1,914,491
LAX → SEA1,535 km 1,810,795
LAX → EWR3,950 km 1,791,699
LAX → ATL3,133 km 1,783,358

More routes from YYZ

Route Distance Passengers / year
YYZ → LGA574 km 1,049,815
YYZ → ORD702 km 898,875
YYZ → FRA6,362 km 748,951
YYZ → MCO1,698 km 716,450
YYZ → FLL1,954 km 689,607
YYZ → CDG6,037 km 620,228
YYZ → AMS6,007 km 548,808
YYZ → SFO3,636 km 542,204
YYZ → EWR560 km 521,787
YYZ → DEL11,663 km 488,393

Questions

Los Angeles (LAX) and Toronto (YYZ) are 3,501 km (2,176 miles, 1,890 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.