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EMP to LGB: distance & flight time
Kempten (Emporia Municipal Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,262 mi
2,031 km · 1,097 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,262 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m 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
- EMP — Emporia Municipal Airport · Kempten, Germany
- 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 EMP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field51 mi away
- FRI · Marshall Army Air Field59 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CNU · Chanute Martin Johnson Airport60 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 EMP from LGB?
The flight distance from Kempten (EMP) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,262 miles (2,031 km, 1,097 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EMP to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 Kempten and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 2 hours behind Kempten.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EMP to LGB?
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