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
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AUS–LGB; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 48% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,356
both directions
Passengers
8,949
both directions
Load factor
86.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AUS–LGB?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AUS–LGB in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,356 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.4%
Load
What plane flies AUS–LGB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 48% of AUS–LGB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
30 departures · 87.6% load
48.4% - Boeing 737-800
19 departures · 83.0% load
30.6% - Boeing 737-700
13 departures · 89.3% load
21.0%
How has AUS–LGB traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–LGB departures fell from 99 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–LGB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
62 departures · 8,949 passengers
86.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AUS → LGB
88.4% full
31 departures · 4,798 passengers
LGB → AUS
84.2% full
31 departures · 4,151 passengers
Nonstop AUS–LGB traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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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 May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (48.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.6%).
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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