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LGB to MSJ: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Misawa (Misawa Air Base)
5,225 mi
8,408 km · 4,540 nm
10h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- MSJ — Misawa Air Base · Misawa, Japan
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 MSJ
- HHE · Hachinohe Airport11 mi away
- AOJ · Aomori Airport36 mi away
- ONJ · Odate Noshiro Airport63 mi away
- HKD · Hakodate Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MSJ?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Misawa (MSJ) is 5,225 miles (8,408 km, 4,540 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MSJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 43m 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 Misawa?
Misawa is 16 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MSJ?
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