# Distance from Headingly Airport (HIP) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 12,498 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,498 km / 7,766 mi / 6,748 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:55 in Headingly Airport, it's 21:55 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 128 ft (LAX is higher than HIP)

## Airports

### [Headingly Airport (HIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hip-headingly-airport/1ef266e0-0dce-6df0-8e28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Headingly Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHDY
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -21.330000, 138.280000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:55 in Headingly Airport, it's 21:55 in Los Angeles.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Headingly Airport (HIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hip-headingly-airport/1ef266e0-0dce-6df0-8e28-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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