# Distance from Charters Towers Airport (CXT) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 11,707 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,707 km / 7,274 mi / 6,321 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 23:04 in Charters Towers Airport, it's 06:04 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 827 ft (LAX is lower than CXT)

## Airports

### [Charters Towers Airport (CXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxt-charters-towers-airport/1ef266e0-088c-6e96-a514-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Charters Towers Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCHT
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -20.040000, 146.270000
- Elevation: 955 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 23:04 in Charters Towers Airport, it's 06:04 in Los Angeles.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Charters Towers Airport (CXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cxt-charters-towers-airport/1ef266e0-088c-6e96-a514-06bb2780ed98)
- [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
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