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LGB to BED: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Bedford (Laurence G Hanscom Field)
2,582 mi
4,155 km · 2,243 nm
5h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,582 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- BED — Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BED
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport19 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport20 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from BED?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Bedford (BED) is 2,582 miles (4,155 km, 2,243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to BED?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 32m 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 Long Beach and Bedford?
Bedford is 3 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to BED?
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