# Distance from Kaukura Airport (KKR) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 6,286 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,286 km / 3,906 mi / 3,394 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 12:28 in Kaukura Airport, it's 15:28 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (LAX is higher than KKR)

## Airports

### [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaukura Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGK
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.660000, -146.880000
- Elevation: 11 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:28 in Kaukura Airport, it's 15:28 in Los Angeles.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaukura Airport (KKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkr-kaukura-airport/1ef266df-7355-6364-afb3-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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