Great-circle route EWR ↔ LAX. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → LAX Newark to Los Angeles |
87/wk | Daily | Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines |
| LAX → EWR Los Angeles to Newark |
89/wk | Daily | Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,843,324 passengers on 10,286 flights between EWR and LAX — about 5,053 a day — filling 85% of the 2,158,131 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (73%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the EWR–LAX nonstop, including Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 757-200, Airbus A320, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Newark Liberty International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport is 2,449 miles, or 3,941 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 2,449 mi |
| Kilometres | 3,941 km |
| Nautical miles | 2,128 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 176 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 5h 18m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 2,449-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 87 a week from Newark to Los Angeles and 89 a week from Los Angeles to Newark, from our most recent schedule sample.
Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,843,324 passengers on 10,286 scheduled flights between EWR and LAX — about 5,053 a day — filling 85% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 757-200, Airbus A320, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
