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FFT to LGB: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,873 mi
3,014 km · 1,627 nm
4h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,873 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 8m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, 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 FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 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 FFT from LGB?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,873 miles (3,014 km, 1,627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 Frankfort and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 3 hours behind Frankfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFT to LGB?
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