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LGB to SNA: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Santa Ana (John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport)
19 mi
31 km · 17 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
19 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SNA — John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport · Santa Ana, 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 SNA
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport36 mi away
- NZJ · El Toro Marine Corps Air Station8 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport19 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from SNA?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Santa Ana (SNA) is 19 miles (31 km, 17 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to SNA?
A nonstop flight takes about 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 SNA?
Nonstop service on LGB–SNA 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 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to SNA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–SNA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to SNA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–SNA 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.