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CQF to LGB: distance & flight time
Calais (Calais-Dunkerque Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
5,543 mi
8,920 km · 4,817 nm
11h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 20m 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
- CQF — Calais-Dunkerque Airport · Calais, France
- 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 CQF
- LTQ · Le Touquet-Côte d'Opale Airport34 mi away
- MSE · Kent International Airport37 mi away
- HZB · Merville-Calonne Airport38 mi away
- LYM · Lympne Airport42 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 CQF from LGB?
The flight distance from Calais (CQF) to Long Beach (LGB) is 5,543 miles (8,920 km, 4,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CQF to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 20m 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 Calais and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 9 hours behind Calais.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CQF to LGB?
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