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MCF to LGB: distance & flight time
Tampa (Mac Dill Air Force Base) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
2,143 mi
3,448 km · 1,862 nm
4h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,143 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 40m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MCF — Mac Dill Air Force Base · Tampa, United States
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MCF
- TPA · Tampa International Airport9 mi away
- TPF · Peter O Knight Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport9 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport11 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MCF from LGB?
The flight distance from Tampa (MCF) to Long Beach (LGB) is 2,143 miles (3,448 km, 1,862 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MCF to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 40m 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 Tampa and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 3 hours behind Tampa.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MCF to LGB?
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