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MLN to LGB: distance & flight time
Melilla (Melilla Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
6,089 mi
9,799 km · 5,291 nm
12h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,089 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 24m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MLN — Melilla Airport · Melilla, Spain
- 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 MLN
- NDR · Nador International Airport21 mi away
- AHU · Cherif Al Idrissi Airport50 mi away
- OUD · Angads Airport68 mi away
- TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport87 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 MLN from LGB?
The flight distance from Melilla (MLN) to Long Beach (LGB) is 6,089 miles (9,799 km, 5,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLN to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 24m 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 Melilla and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 9 hours behind Melilla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLN to LGB?
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