Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Imperial
Imperial · California
Nonstop service from LAX to IPL on Southern Airways Express. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Imperial, and Los Angeles is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Imperial for, from Los Angeles
50m in the air, 180 miles: short enough that a single night in Imperial is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Imperial
Imperial is a city in Southern California.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Imperial
- Salvation Mountain is a hillside visionary environment created by artist Leonard Knight (1931–2014) in the California Desert area of Imperial County, north of Calipatria, northeast of Niland, near the Slab City community…
- The Desert View Tower is located on Interstate 8, in Boulder Park, in western Imperial County, Southern California. It is also adjacent to remaining sections of Old U.S. Route 80.
- The Mud Caves are a popular feature in Anza Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, California.
- Niland Geyser is a moving mudpot or mud spring outside Niland, California in the Salton Trough in an area of geological instability due to the San Andreas Fault, formed due to carbon dioxide being released underground.
- Mountain Springs County Park is a park in San Diego County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2,434 feet / 742 meters.
- Los Puertecitos Pass in Ocotillo Wells, California, in San Diego County, is California Historical Landmark No. 635 listed on March 3, 1958.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Imperial weather, compared with Los Angeles
18° warmer than Los Angeles on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Imperial 70°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 4° warmer
- April
- Imperial 87°F · Los Angeles 68°F · 19° warmer
- July
- Imperial 108°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 33° warmer
- October
- Imperial 90°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 16° warmer
July averages 108°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Imperial also swings harder through the year than Los Angeles does — 39° between its coldest and warmest months against 11°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Imperial
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Imperial is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Imperial's highlights, from Salvation Mountain, Desert View Tower, and Mud Caves and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Imperial?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Imperial (IPL) on Southern Airways Express.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Imperial?
- Southern Airways Express flies nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Imperial (IPL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to Imperial?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Los Angeles to Imperial.
- How far is Imperial from Los Angeles?
- Imperial is about 180 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- What is there to do in Imperial?
- Popular things to do include Salvation Mountain, Desert View Tower, Mud Caves, Niland Geyser, and more.
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