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Direct flights from Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 62 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 13,292 km, an estimated 17 hours 32 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Bangkok and Los Angeles. Updated 4 October 2026 at 05:33 UTC.
BKK
Bangkok
smooth · +14
LAX
Los Angeles
smooth · +0
13,292 km · ~17h 32m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100
route health from live BKK and LAX delay boards
Median arrival delay is −62 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−62 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~17h 32mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at BKK and LAX: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Bangkok to Los Angeles route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BKK to LAX flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LAX) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/BKK-LAX
BKK to LAX questions
Is BKK–LAX running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BKK is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from BKK to LAX?
Great-circle distance is 13,292 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 968–1169 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does BKK–LAX fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at BKK and arrival-side delay at LAX, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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