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LGB to SEA: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport)
966 mi
1,555 km · 840 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
966 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
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 SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SEA?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Seattle (SEA) is 966 miles (1,555 km, 840 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 cheapest way to fly from LGB to SEA?
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