# Distance from Hit (IQA) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 12,223 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,223 km / 7,595 mi / 6,600 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 05:57 in Hit, it's 19:57 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 490 ft (LAX is lower than IQA)

## Airports

### [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hit, Iraq
- ICAO: ORAA
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.790000, 42.440000
- Elevation: 618 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 05:57 in Hit, it's 19:57 in Los Angeles.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)