# Distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Luwok-Celebes Island (LUW)

> 12,699 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,699 km / 7,891 mi / 6,857 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 08:50 in Los Angeles, it's 23:50 in Luwok-Celebes Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 72 ft (LUW is lower 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

### [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luwok-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMW
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.040000, 122.770000
- Elevation: 56 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 08:50 in Los Angeles, it's 23:50 in Luwok-Celebes Island.
With a 15-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)
- [Bubung Airport (LUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/luw-luwok-celebes-island-bubung-airport/1ef266df-f9fd-6e2a-a87c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)