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LGB to SFT: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport)
5,287 mi
8,508 km · 4,594 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,287 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SFT?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Skelleftea (SFT) is 5,287 miles (8,508 km, 4,594 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SFT?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 50m 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 Skelleftea?
Skelleftea is 9 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SFT?
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