Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Ixtapa
Ixtapa · Mexico
Nonstop service from LAX to ZIH on Alaska. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 7 cities have a nonstop to Ixtapa, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Ixtapa for, from Los Angeles
3h 35m in the air, 1,540 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 3 or 4 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
About Ixtapa
Ixtapa is a resort town on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in the state of Guerrero. Rolling mountains and sparkling beaches. Ixtapa was planned and built in the early 1970s on a former coconut plantation and mangrove estuary near the city of Zihuatanejo, which is 5 km away.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Ixtapa
- Xihuacan is a Mesoamerican archeological site located on the Costa Grande of the Mexican state of Guerrero, near the small town of La Soledad de Maciel, and the larger towns of Zihuatanejo and Petatlán.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Ixtapa
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Ixtapa, including Xihuacan.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Ixtapa?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Ixtapa (ZIH) on Alaska.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Ixtapa?
- Alaska flies nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Ixtapa (ZIH).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to Ixtapa?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Los Angeles to Ixtapa.
- How far is Ixtapa from Los Angeles?
- Ixtapa is about 1,540 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- How many days can I spend in Ixtapa flying from Los Angeles?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 3 or 4 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Mexico?
- Yes — Ixtapa (ZIH) has nonstop service from Los Angeles on Alaska, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Ixtapa?
- Popular things to do include Xihuacan, and more.
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