✈ DFW → LAX

DALLAS → LOS ANGELES IN 3H 7M. PACK SNACKS. PACK PATIENCE.

Flight time
3h 7m
Distance
1,232 mi
Or
1,983 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Dallas to Los Angeles

From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

How long is the flight from Dallas to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 3 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,232 miles (1,983 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

3h 7m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,232 mi

1,983 km · great-circle

Avg speed

637 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 242 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 339 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 81 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.