# Distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees (LDE)

> 9,406 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,406 km / 5,844 mi / 5,079 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → France
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 12:24 in Los Angeles, it's 21:24 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,132 ft (LDE is higher than LAX)

## Airports

### [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

### [Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport (LDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lde-tarbeslourdespyrenees-tarbes-lourdes-pyrenees-airport/1ef266df-46ee-6c3a-90ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees, France
- ICAO: LFBT
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.180000, -0.010000
- Elevation: 1,260 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 12:24 in Los Angeles, it's 21:24 in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrenees.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport (LDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lde-tarbeslourdespyrenees-tarbes-lourdes-pyrenees-airport/1ef266df-46ee-6c3a-90ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)