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WYS to LGB: distance & flight time
West Yellowstone (Yellowstone Airport) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
839 mi
1,351 km · 729 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
839 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WYS — Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone, 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 WYS
- BZN · Gallatin Field75 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field77 mi away
- IDA · Idaho Falls Regional Airport94 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 WYS from LGB?
The flight distance from West Yellowstone (WYS) to Long Beach (LGB) is 839 miles (1,351 km, 729 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WYS to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from WYS to LGB?
Nonstop service on WYS–LGB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between West Yellowstone and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 1 hour behind West Yellowstone.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WYS to LGB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WYS–LGB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WYS to LGB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WYS–LGB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.