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Route

Los Angeles → Carlsbad

LAXLos AngelesLos Angeles International Airport
CLDCarlsbadMcClellan-Palomar Airport
Distance
86 mi
Estimated flight time
~40m

Same local time in Los Angeles and Carlsbad.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
1
busiest month · Oct
27 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

AT and T Aviation Divisionautumn

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Los Angeles. Most departures between 14:00 and 17:00.

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  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 0.6Mon
  2. 0.5Tue
  3. 0.7Wed
  4. 0.5Thu
  5. 0.6Fri
  6. 0.7Sat
  7. 0.6Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Embraer Legacy 450E54512%
  2. Embraer Phenom 300E55P12%
  3. Cessna Citation CJ3C25B7%
  4. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A7%
  5. Bombardier Challenger 350CL355%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026119–
    February 2026126–
      March 2026120–
        April 2026119–
          May 2026111
          • AT and T Aviation Division1×
          June 2026114
          • AT and T Aviation Division2×
          July 2026121–
            August 2026120–
              September 2026118–
                October 2025124
                • AT and T Aviation Division1×
                November 202517
                • AT and T Aviation Division1×
                December 2025118–

                  Airlines observed on this route

                  From observed callsign routes on LAX-CLD - not a booking guarantee.

                  AT and T Aviation Division

                  XAT

                  Hub: VER Veracruz

                  9 departure airportsView airline →

                  About this route

                  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
                  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
                  • Direct destinations observed from Los Angeles: 161.
                  • Direct destinations observed from Carlsbad: 17.

                  The airports on this route

                  Los Angeles International Airport

                  Los Angeles, United StatesLAX / KLAX

                  International hub · 161 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 12,894 ft

                  97 °F · Partly cloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

                  Airport pageAll direct destinations

                  McClellan-Palomar Airport

                  Carlsbad, United StatesCLD / KCRQ

                  Regional airport · 17 direct destinations · 1 runway · longest runway 4,898 ft

                  94 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

                  Airport pageAll direct destinations

                  Alternative airports for this journey

                  Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

                  HHR CLDJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal AirportHawthorne is about 4 mi from Los Angeles.View route →BUR CLDHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank is about 18 mi from Los Angeles.View route →LAX SANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego is about 28 mi from Carlsbad.View route →SNA CLDJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana is about 36 mi from Los Angeles.View route →

                  About the route from Los Angeles to Carlsbad

                  The observed direct connection between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD) covers approximately 86 mi. The estimated flight time is around 40m. AT and T Aviation Division has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

                  Frequently asked questions about this route

                  How far is Los Angeles from Carlsbad by air?
                  The great-circle distance between Los Angeles International Airport and McClellan-Palomar Airport is approximately 86 mi.
                  How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Carlsbad?
                  Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 40m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
                  Is there a direct connection from Los Angeles to Carlsbad?
                  Yes, a direct connection between LAX and CLD has been observed in our route data.
                  Which airlines have been observed on this route?
                  In the available route data: AT and T Aviation Division.
                  How often is there a flight from Los Angeles to Carlsbad?
                  On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 217 observed flights. Mainly AT and T Aviation Division. That is an observation, not a timetable.
                  What is the current time difference between Los Angeles and Carlsbad?
                  Same local time in Los Angeles and Carlsbad.

                  Where this data comes from

                  The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

                  The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

                  Route data updated on October 11, 2026.