Los Angeles to New York sea distance

Los Angeles, United States (USLAX) to New York, United States (USNYC) is 4,943 nautical miles (9,154 km) by sea, via the Panama Canal.

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Distance and sailing time

Distance4,943 nm · 9,154 km
At 14 knots14.7 days (353 h)
At 18 knots11.4 days (275 h)
At 22 knots9.4 days (225 h)

Time at sea only, excluding port calls, canal waiting and weather.

Passages

Emissions estimate

Inside ECA/SECA zones2,167 km (24% of the route)
CO₂e≈ 3,207 t

Rough estimate for a post-Panamax container ship, not a certified figure. ECA share uses bounding boxes.

Compute it yourself

import { seaRoute } from 'searoute-ts';
import 'searoute-ts/ports';

const route = seaRoute('USLAX', 'USNYC', { vesselDraftMeters: 14 });
console.log(route.properties.length); // 4,943 nm

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