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LGB to PPE: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Punta Penasco (Mar de Cortés International Airport)
330 mi
530 km · 286 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
330 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PPE — Mar de Cortés International Airport · Punta Penasco, 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 PPE
- SFH · San Felipe International Airport94 mi away
- YUM · Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport118 mi away
- NOG · Nogales International Airport138 mi away
- MZJ · Pinal Airpark141 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from PPE?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Punta Penasco (PPE) is 330 miles (530 km, 286 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to PPE?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 PPE?
Nonstop service on LGB–PPE 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 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to PPE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–PPE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to PPE fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–PPE 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.