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LGB to YNY: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Sokcho / Gangneung (Yangyang International Airport)
5,879 mi
9,461 km · 5,109 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,879 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- YNY — Yangyang International Airport · Sokcho / Gangneung, South Korea
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 YNY
- KAG · Gangneung Airport (K-18)26 mi away
- WJU · Wonju/Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)58 mi away
- ICN · Incheon International Airport128 mi away
- SSN · Seoul Air Base (K-16)95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from YNY?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Sokcho / Gangneung (YNY) is 5,879 miles (9,461 km, 5,109 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to YNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 Sokcho / Gangneung?
Sokcho / Gangneung is 16 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to YNY?
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