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LGB to BFF: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Scottsbluff (Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport)
968 mi
1,557 km · 841 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
968 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- BFF — Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport · Scottsbluff, 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 BFF
- AIA · Alliance Municipal Airport43 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field62 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport71 mi away
- CYS · Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field80 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from BFF?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Scottsbluff (BFF) is 968 miles (1,557 km, 841 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to BFF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LGB to BFF?
Nonstop service on LGB–BFF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Long Beach and Scottsbluff?
Scottsbluff is 1 hour ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to BFF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–BFF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to BFF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–BFF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.