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SDM to LGB: distance & flight time
San Diego (Brown Field Municipal Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
110 mi
176 km · 95 nm
45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
110 miles nonstop takes roughly 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SDM — Brown Field Municipal Airport · San Diego, 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 SDM
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 SDM from LGB?
The flight distance from San Diego (SDM) to Long Beach (LGB) is 110 miles (176 km, 95 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDM to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 45m 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 cheapest way to fly from SDM to LGB?
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