Cosmic radiation on flights from Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, United States. ICAO KLAX, at 33.94°, -118.41°. FlightDose publishes 7 routes from here and 7 to here, each direction on its own page.
Of the 7 published routes from LAX, the flight to San Francisco (LAX → SFO) receives the least, about 1.89 µSv for a standard flight, and the flight to London (LAX → LHR) the most, about 43.4 µSv. A route's dose depends mostly on its hours in the air and how far it runs from the equator (why latitude matters).
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Routes from LAX
- LAX → JFKNew York, 4 h 35 min17.2 µSv
- LAX → SFOSan Francisco, 1 h1.89 µSv
- LAX → ATLAtlanta, 3 h 40 min12 µSv
- LAX → HNLHonolulu, Oahu, 5 h 25 min11.9 µSv
- LAX → LHRLondon, 9 h 56 min43.4 µSv
- LAX → NRTNarita, 11 h 6 min35.2 µSv
- LAX → SYDSydney, 14 h 12 min28.5 µSv
Routes to LAX
- JFK → LAXNew York, 5 h 19 min20.2 µSv
- SFO → LAXSan Francisco, 56 min1.69 µSv
- ATL → LAXAtlanta, 4 h 14 min14.2 µSv
- HNL → LAXHonolulu, Oahu, 4 h 47 min10.5 µSv
- LHR → LAXLondon, 11 h 6 min48.7 µSv
- NRT → LAXNarita, 9 h 46 min30.9 µSv
- SYD → LAXSydney, 14 h 12 min28.5 µSv
Standard flight: 35,000 ft, estimated time in the air, solar conditions of August 2026; CARI-7.
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