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LGB to SHL: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Shillong (Shillong Airport)
7,874 mi
12,672 km · 6,842 nm
15h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,874 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
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 SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SHL?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Shillong (SHL) is 7,874 miles (12,672 km, 6,842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 54m 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 Shillong?
Shillong is 12.5 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SHL?
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