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LGB to NZJ: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Santa Ana (El Toro Marine Corps Air Station)
26 mi
42 km · 23 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
26 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- NZJ — El Toro Marine Corps Air Station · Santa Ana, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 NZJ
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport43 mi away
- SNA · John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport20 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from NZJ?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Santa Ana (NZJ) is 26 miles (42 km, 23 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to NZJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LGB to NZJ?
Nonstop service on LGB–NZJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to NZJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–NZJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to NZJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–NZJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.