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DBQ to LGB: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,597 mi
2,570 km · 1,387 nm
3h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,597 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
- 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 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 DBQ from LGB?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,597 miles (2,570 km, 1,387 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 36m 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 Dubuque IA and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 2 hours behind Dubuque IA.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DBQ to LGB?
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