Mexico City to Los Angeles Flights NLU → LAX

General Felipe Ángeles International Airport → Los Angeles International Airport

🇲🇽 Mexico City, MX → 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, US

The Mexico City to Los Angeles route connects General Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU) in MX with Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in US. This medium-haul flight covers approximately 1557 miles (2506 km) with a typical flight time of 3h 6m. This route is served by 6 airlines: Mas Air, Atlas Air, Air China Cargo and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 16 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

General Felipe Ángeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: MMSM
IATA Code:: NLU
City:: 🇲🇽 Mexico City
Country:: MX
Elevation:: 7369 ft

Destination Airport

Los Angeles International Airport

ICAO Code:: KLAX
IATA Code:: LAX
City:: 🇺🇸 Los Angeles
Country:: US
Elevation:: 125 ft

Operators

Daily Flights

1557

Miles

3h 6m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
Mas Air	`MAA`	`M7`
Atlas Air	`GTI`	`5Y`
Air China Cargo	`CAO`	`-`
AeroUnion	`TNO`	`6R`
Cathay Pacific	`CPA`	`CX`
Kalitta Air	`CKS`	`K4`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	0	0%
Tuesday	3	10%
Wednesday	7	24%
Thursday	7	24%
Friday	8	28%
Saturday	4	14%
Sunday	0	0%

Pattern Analysis

16 Daily Flights:

CPA83 MAA6824 MAA6850 MAA3114 MAA8856 MAA8860 GTI8174 GTI8176 GTI8178 GTI8576 GTI8915 CAO3034 CAO3126 TNO4256 TNO4260 TNO4262

Data Points: 29
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 25 flights
Weekend: 4 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Air China Cargo `CAO`	CAO3034 CAO3126	B77L	11:38 11:38 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 7, 2026	Active
Atlas Air `GTI` / `5Y`	GTI8174 GTI8176 GTI8178 GTI8576 GTI8915	B77L	15:41 3:41 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 6, 2026	Active
Cathay Pacific `CPA` / `CX`	CPA83	B748	11:55 11:55 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jan 31, 2026	Active
Kalitta Air `CKS` / `K4`	-	B744	-	M T W T F S S	Jul 23, 2025	Active
Mas Air `MAA` / `M7`	MAA6824 MAA6850 MAA3114 MAA8856 MAA8860	A333	16:38 4:38 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 6, 2026	Active
AeroUnion `TNO` / `6R`	TNO4256 TNO4260 TNO4262	A332	12:00 12:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Feb 7, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 6

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
11:38 11:38 AM	Air China Cargo	`CAO`	`-`
11:55 11:55 AM	Cathay Pacific	`CPA`	`CX`
12:00 12:00 PM	AeroUnion	`TNO`	`6R`
15:41 3:41 PM	Atlas Air	`GTI`	`5Y`
16:38 4:38 PM	Mas Air	`MAA`	`M7`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (MMSM - America/Mexico_City).

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
11:38 - 16:38

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.