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LGB to MCE: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Merced (Merced Regional Macready Field)
274 mi
441 km · 238 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
274 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MCE — Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced, 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 MCE
- MER · Castle Airport7 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport30 mi away
- MAE · Madera Municipal Airport30 mi away
- MOD · Modesto City Co-Harry Sham Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MCE?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Merced (MCE) is 274 miles (441 km, 238 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 cheapest way to fly from LGB to MCE?
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