✈ CPH → LAX

11H 30M, 5,610 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.

Flight time
11h 30m
Distance
5,610 mi
Or
9,029 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles

From Kastrup (CPH), Denmark Europe  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Copenhagen (CPH) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 11 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,610 miles (9,029 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 30m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,610 mi

9,029 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Copenhagen timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Copenhagen

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1336 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1544 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 370 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.