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LGB to SDR: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Santander (Santander Airport)
5,686 mi
9,151 km · 4,941 nm
11h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,686 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 37m 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
- SDR — Santander Airport · Santander, Spain
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 SDR
- BIO · Bilbao Airport47 mi away
- VIT · Vitoria/Foronda Airport67 mi away
- RGS · Burgos Airport75 mi away
- RJL · Logroño-Agoncillo Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SDR?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Santander (SDR) is 5,686 miles (9,151 km, 4,941 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 37m 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 Santander?
Santander is 9 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SDR?
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