Great-circle route LAX ↔ HKG. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAX → HKG Los Angeles to Hong Kong |
10/wk | Mon Tue | Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| HKG → LAX Hong Kong to Los Angeles |
34/wk | Daily | Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, 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 776,413 passengers on 3,345 flights between LAX and HKG — about 2,128 a day — filling 79% of the 981,640 seats flown. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. carried the most passengers (69%).
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 LAX–HKG nonstop, including Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A350-900, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER.
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 Los Angeles International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport is 7,248 miles, or 11,664 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 7,248 mi |
| Kilometres | 11,664 km |
| Nautical miles | 6,298 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 44 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 14h 23m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 7,248-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 10 a week from Los Angeles to Hong Kong and 34 a week from Hong Kong to Los Angeles, from our most recent schedule sample.
Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 776,413 passengers on 3,345 scheduled flights between LAX and HKG — about 2,128 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A350-900, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
