# Distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Tubuai Airport (TUB)

> 7,172 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,172 km / 4,456 mi / 3,872 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 05:29 in Los Angeles, it's 02:29 in Tubuai Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 121 ft (TUB 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

### [Tubuai Airport (TUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tub-tubuai-airport/1ef266df-7329-62b4-b842-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tubuai Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -23.370000, -149.520000
- Elevation: 7 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 05:29 in Los Angeles, it's 02:29 in Tubuai Airport.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Tubuai Airport (TUB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tub-tubuai-airport/1ef266df-7329-62b4-b842-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)