# Distance from Bale/Mulhouse (BSL) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 9,473 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,473 km / 5,886 mi / 5,115 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 01:21 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 16:21 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 757 ft (LAX is lower than BSL)

## Airports

### [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bale/Mulhouse, France
- ICAO: LFSB
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 47.590000, 7.530000
- Elevation: 885 ft

### [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Los Angeles, United States
- ICAO: KLAX
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.940000, -118.410000
- Elevation: 128 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 01:21 in Bale/Mulhouse, it's 16:21 in Los Angeles.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (BSL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsl-balemulhouse-euroairport-basel-mulhouse-freiburg-airport/1ef266df-4cdc-61e2-80e7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)