Flights Paris → Los Angeles
CDG → LAX
How long is the flight from Paris to Los Angeles?
The flight from Paris (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 10h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Paris, where the airport opened in 1974, with Los Angeles, whose airport has been operational since 1926 and currently serves over 76.5 million passengers annually. Airlines operating this route use a mix of large aircraft such as the Airbus A380-800, Boeing 777-200, and Airbus A340-300 to accommodate high demand between these two major cities.
The Paris (CDG) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines. Across 7 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Paris (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-west for about 9,103 km, a flight time of roughly 10h 51m.
Departures from Paris on this leg cluster in the evening window: about 57% of CDG-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Paris the average ATFM delay is 3.2 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 7 tracked CDG-LAX flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 28 min | 0.0% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 45% | 39 min | 0.6% |
Airlines operating CDG-LAX
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Frequently asked questions about CDG-LAX
The flight from Paris (CDG) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes 10h 51m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Paris (CDG) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 7 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Paris-Los Angeles is 0.00% across 7 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Los Angeles, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Paris-Los Angeles route is about 9,103 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
