Distance from Jakarta to Los Angeles

Flying the shortest possible route, Los Angeles lies 14,450 km (8,979 miles, 7,802 nautical miles) from Jakarta — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
14,450 km · 8,979 mi · 7,802 nmi
Initial bearing Jakarta → Los Angeles
50° (NE)
Initial bearing Los Angeles → Jakarta
293° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 17 h 39 min
Time zones
Jakarta UTC+07:00 · Los Angeles UTC-07:00 (-14 h)
Sunrise gap today
847 min — the sun rises earlier in Jakarta

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Jakarta
-6.2146, 106.8451
Sunrise / sunset today
23:03 UTC / 10:55 UTC
Los Angeles
34.0522, -118.2437
Sunrise / sunset today
13:10 UTC / 02:49 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.