Denver (DEN) to Long Beach (LGB)
Flight time
≈ 2h 30m
Bearing
245° SW
Denver (DEN) to Long Beach (LGB) is 853 miles (1,373 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–LGB
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop DEN–LGB; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
190
May 2026
Seats
30,717
both directions
Passengers
25,746
both directions
Load factor
83.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–LGB?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DEN–LGB departures in May 2026 (187), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- WN
187 departures · 30,255 seats
Share of departures98.4%84.3%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 190 seats
Share of departures0.5%33.7%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures0.5%95.8%
Load
- UA
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures0.5%54.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–LGB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 38% of DEN–LGB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
73 departures · 83.8% load
38.4% - Boeing 737-700
65 departures · 82.2% load
34.2% - Boeing 737-800
49 departures · 87.2% load
25.8% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 44.1% load
1.1% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 95.8% load
0.5%
How has DEN–LGB traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–LGB departures rose from 183 in June 2025 to 190 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–LGB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
183 departures · 22,965 passengers
78.5%
Load
July 2025
191 departures · 23,226 passengers
76.4%
Load
August 2025
177 departures · 20,828 passengers
72.4%
Load
September 2025
173 departures · 18,936 passengers
67.3%
Load
October 2025
159 departures · 20,943 passengers
77.5%
Load
November 2025
162 departures · 20,156 passengers
74.0%
Load
December 2025
159 departures · 20,313 passengers
75.2%
Load
January 2026
134 departures · 16,298 passengers
74.9%
Load
February 2026
132 departures · 15,333 passengers
74.2%
Load
March 2026
183 departures · 23,756 passengers
81.3%
Load
April 2026
184 departures · 24,844 passengers
84.5%
Load
May 2026
190 departures · 25,746 passengers
83.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DEN → LGB
85.6% full
95 departures · 13,253 passengers
LGB → DEN
82.0% full
95 departures · 12,493 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Long Beach (LGB)?
DEN to LGB is 853 miles (1,373 km / 741 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to LGB?
A nonstop covers the 853-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–LGB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (38.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (34.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–LGB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 853-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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