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LGB to MEX: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Mexico City (Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport)
1,536 mi
2,473 km · 1,335 nm
3h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,536 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 29m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MEX — Licenciado Benito Juarez International Airport · Mexico City, Mexico
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 MEX
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MEX?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Mexico City (MEX) is 1,536 miles (2,473 km, 1,335 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MEX?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 29m 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 Mexico City?
Mexico City is 1 hour ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MEX?
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