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DCU to LGB: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,776 mi
2,859 km · 1,544 nm
3h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,776 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 57m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from LGB?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,776 miles (2,859 km, 1,544 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 57m 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 cheapest way to fly from DCU to LGB?
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