LAX local time
Los Angeles International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-7
- Time zone
- America/Los_AngelesPDT
- Sunrise
- 1:13 pm
- Sunset
- 2:43 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 30 minutes106 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from LAX
Los Angeles International Airport serves Los Angeles, about 29 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from LAX
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City CST | 6:16 pm | 18:16 | 1 hour ahead |
| Chicago CDT | 7:16 pm | 19:16 | 2 hours ahead |
| New York City EDT | 8:16 pm | 20:16 | 3 hours ahead |
| Toronto EDT | 8:16 pm | 20:16 | 3 hours ahead |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:16 pm | 21:16 | 4 hours ahead |
| London BST | 1:16 am Thu | 01:16 | 8 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 2:16 am Thu | 02:16 | 9 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 2:16 am Thu | 02:16 | 9 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at LAX airport right now?
It is 5:16 pm (17:16) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Los Angeles International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is LAX in?
Los Angeles International Airport is in America/Los_Angeles, currently PDT (UTC-7) — the same zone as Los Angeles.
How far is LAX from Los Angeles?
About 29 km (18 miles) from the centre of Los Angeles. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does LAX observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).