Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LGB to MLA: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Malta (Malta International Airport)
6,735 mi
10,838 km · 5,852 nm
13h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
See live LGB→MLA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,735 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 40m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- MLA — Malta International Airport · Malta, Malta
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 MLA
- GZM · Xewkija Heliport16 mi away
- CIY · Comiso Airport79 mi away
- LMP · Lampedusa Airport107 mi away
- NSY · Sigonella Navy Air Base110 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MLA?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Malta (MLA) is 6,735 miles (10,838 km, 5,852 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MLA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 40m 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 Malta?
Malta is 9 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MLA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–MLA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.