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FTW to LGB: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,200 mi
1,932 km · 1,043 nm
3h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,200 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 5m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from LGB?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,200 miles (1,932 km, 1,043 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 5m 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 Fort Worth and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 2 hours behind Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FTW to LGB?
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