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LGB to MEA: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Macaé (Macaé Airport)
6,340 mi
10,203 km · 5,509 nm
12h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
6,340 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 54m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- MEA — Macaé Airport · Macaé, Brazil
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 MEA
- BZC · Umberto Modiano Airport32 mi away
- CFB · Cabo Frio Airport45 mi away
- CAW · Bartolomeu Lisandro Airport54 mi away
- ITP · Itaperuna Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MEA?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Macaé (MEA) is 6,340 miles (10,203 km, 5,509 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 54m 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 Macaé?
Macaé is 4 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MEA?
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