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LGB to SDS: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
5,457 mi
8,782 km · 4,742 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m 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
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, 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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SDS?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Sado (SDS) is 5,457 miles (8,782 km, 4,742 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 Sado?
Sado is 16 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SDS?
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