Flight time calculator: when will you land?
Find out exactly when you land, in local time. Enter the airports, your departure time and the flight duration, or use the built-in flight time estimate, to see the arrival date and time, the time difference, and whether you land a day later or earlier.
Lands Friday, December 18 at 4:20 PM PST
Local time in Los Angeles. SYD → LAX.
- Calendar date
- Same day compared with departure
- Time difference
- Los Angeles is 19h behind Sydney
- Your body clock (Sydney time)
- Sat 11:20 AM GMT+11
- Distance
- 12,061 km · 7,494 mi
The flight that lands before it leaves
Sydney to Los Angeles crosses the International Date Line heading east, so the arrival clock jumps back almost a full day.
- 1Departure from Sydney (SYD): Friday, December 18 at 9:30 PM GMT+11.
- 2Flight duration: 13h 50m, so the flight lands 13h 50m later in real time.
- 3Los Angeles is 19h behind Sydney on that date.
- 4Local arrival in Los Angeles (LAX): Friday, December 18 at 4:20 PM PST, earlier on the clock than when you took off.
Flight time zone questions
Short answers about local times, date changes and flight time estimates.
How do I calculate my flight's arrival time?
Add the flight duration to the departure time, then convert the result into the arrival airport's time zone. The calculator does both steps for you, including any daylight-saving change on that date.
How long is my flight? Can the calculator estimate flight time?
Yes. If you don't have the duration from your ticket, the calculator estimates flight time from the great-circle distance between the two airports, a typical jet cruising speed and time for taxi, climb and descent. Winds, routing and airline schedules change real durations, so use the scheduled duration on your ticket when you have it.
Why does my flight land on a different day, or even the day before?
Flights that cross several time zones can land on the next calendar day. Flying east across the International Date Line, for example from Sydney to Los Angeles, can land on the same date or a date that looks earlier than departure, because the arrival city is many hours behind.
Are the times on my ticket local time?
Yes. Airlines publish each departure and arrival time in the local time of that airport, which is why the arrival time can look shorter or longer than the actual flight.
Does the calculator account for daylight saving time?
Yes. Each airport uses its own time zone from the airport database, and the offset is worked out for the specific departure date, so seasonal clock changes are included.
Can TripCache keep track of this for me?
Yes. Add the flight to a trip in the free TripCache app and it keeps the local departure and arrival times in your itinerary. TripCache Pro can also import flights from forwarded booking confirmations and send live flight-status alerts where the data provider covers your flight. The airline remains the source of truth for the final schedule.
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