Austin (AUS) to Long Beach (LGB)
Flight time
≈ 3h 15m
Bearing
287° W
Austin (AUS) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,224 miles (1,970 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–LGB
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–LGB; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 58% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
10,082
both directions
Passengers
8,424
both directions
Load factor
83.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–LGB?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–LGB in April 2026 (60 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
60 departures · 10,082 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.5%
Load
What plane flies AUS–LGB?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 58% of AUS–LGB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
35 departures · 81.8% load
58.3% - Boeing 737-800
14 departures · 83.5% load
23.3% - Boeing 737-700
11 departures · 90.8% load
18.3%
How has AUS–LGB traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–LGB departures fell from 90 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–LGB traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
90 departures · 11,893 passengers
77.7%
Load
June 2025
99 departures · 12,559 passengers
78.6%
Load
July 2025
106 departures · 12,750 passengers
75.1%
Load
August 2025
86 departures · 9,787 passengers
69.8%
Load
September 2025
86 departures · 9,477 passengers
68.0%
Load
October 2025
89 departures · 11,403 passengers
76.7%
Load
November 2025
89 departures · 10,848 passengers
71.1%
Load
December 2025
89 departures · 11,486 passengers
77.4%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 6,993 passengers
67.2%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 6,538 passengers
69.2%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 8,833 passengers
83.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,424 passengers
83.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → LGB
81.8% full
30 departures · 4,292 passengers
LGB → AUS
85.5% full
30 departures · 4,132 passengers
Nonstop AUS–LGB traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Austin (AUS) from Long Beach (LGB)?
AUS to LGB is 1,224 miles (1,970 km / 1,064 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to LGB?
A nonstop covers the 1,224-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–LGB?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (58.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (23.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–LGB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,224-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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