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LGB to SHP: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan Airport)
6,143 mi
9,887 km · 5,338 nm
12h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,143 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- SHP — Shanhaiguan Airport · Qinhuangdao, China
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 SHP
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport41 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base66 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport105 mi away
- CHG · Chaoyang Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SHP?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Qinhuangdao (SHP) is 6,143 miles (9,887 km, 5,338 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LGB to SHP?
Nonstop service on LGB–SHP depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 12h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Long Beach and Qinhuangdao?
Qinhuangdao is 15 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SHP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–SHP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to SHP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–SHP tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.