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ACH to LGB: distance & flight time
Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
5,954 mi
9,582 km · 5,174 nm
12h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,954 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Near LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ACH from LGB?
The flight distance from Altenrhein (ACH) to Long Beach (LGB) is 5,954 miles (9,582 km, 5,174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ACH to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 8m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Altenrhein and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 9 hours behind Altenrhein.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ACH to LGB?
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