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LGB to BYS: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Fort Irwin (Bicycle Lake Army Air Field)
133 mi
214 km · 116 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
133 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- BYS — Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin, 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 BYS
- DAG · Barstow Daggett Airport31 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport100 mi away
- VCV · Southern California Logistics Airport64 mi away
- IYK · Inyokern Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from BYS?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Fort Irwin (BYS) is 133 miles (214 km, 116 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to BYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 BYS?
Nonstop service on LGB–BYS 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 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to BYS?
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Why are some LGB to BYS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–BYS 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.