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VBG to LGB: distance & flight time
Lompoc (Vandenberg Air Force Base) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
153 mi
246 km · 133 nm
52m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
153 miles nonstop takes roughly 52m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- VBG — Vandenberg Air Force Base · Lompoc, 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 VBG
- LPC · Lompoc Airport8 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field13 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport35 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 VBG from LGB?
The flight distance from Lompoc (VBG) to Long Beach (LGB) is 153 miles (246 km, 133 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VBG to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 52m 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 VBG to LGB?
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