Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SDS to LGB: distance & flight time
Sado (Sado Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
5,457 mi
8,782 km · 4,742 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-16h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SDS→LGB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, Japan
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 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 SDS from LGB?
The flight distance from Sado (SDS) to Long Beach (LGB) is 5,457 miles (8,782 km, 4,742 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SDS to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 Sado and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 16 hours behind Sado.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SDS to LGB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SDS–LGB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.