# Distance from Meru-Kinna (JJM) to Los Angeles (LAX)

> 15,506 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,506 km / 9,635 mi / 8,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kenya) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 02:28 in Meru-Kinna, it's 16:28 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,872 ft (LAX is lower than JJM)

## Airports

### [Mulika Lodge Airport (JJM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jjm-meru-kinna-mulika-lodge-airport/1ef266de-ec74-67d2-b828-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Meru-Kinna, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMK
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 0.170000, 38.200000
- Elevation: 2,000 ft

### [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Los Angeles, United States
- ICAO: KLAX
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.940000, -118.410000
- Elevation: 128 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:28 in Meru-Kinna, it's 16:28 in Los Angeles.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mulika Lodge Airport (JJM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jjm-meru-kinna-mulika-lodge-airport/1ef266de-ec74-67d2-b828-06bb2780ed98)
- [Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lax-los-angeles-los-angeles-international-airport/1ef266df-26e8-6fe4-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)