Long Beach (LGB) to Oakland (OAK)
Flight time
≈ 1h 30m
Bearing
321° NW
Long Beach (LGB) to Oakland (OAK) is 353 miles (568 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–OAK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–OAK; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
235
May 2026
Seats
35,539
both directions
Passengers
23,305
both directions
Load factor
65.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGB–OAK?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–OAK in May 2026 (235 departures).
- WN
235 departures · 35,539 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.6%
Load
What plane flies LGB–OAK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 63% of LGB–OAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
147 departures · 67.8% load
62.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
69 departures · 62.5% load
29.4% - Boeing 737-800
19 departures · 63.3% load
8.1%
How has LGB–OAK traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–OAK departures fell from 282 in June 2025 to 235 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
282 departures · 26,948 passengers
59.7%
Load
July 2025
288 departures · 25,504 passengers
55.9%
Load
August 2025
296 departures · 29,046 passengers
63.5%
Load
September 2025
293 departures · 30,806 passengers
68.2%
Load
October 2025
294 departures · 32,808 passengers
71.6%
Load
November 2025
286 departures · 30,400 passengers
68.5%
Load
December 2025
281 departures · 30,045 passengers
67.6%
Load
January 2026
286 departures · 23,198 passengers
52.2%
Load
February 2026
271 departures · 23,740 passengers
56.0%
Load
March 2026
245 departures · 23,156 passengers
61.5%
Load
April 2026
232 departures · 22,828 passengers
65.5%
Load
May 2026
235 departures · 23,305 passengers
65.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LGB → OAK
66.8% full
118 departures · 11,809 passengers
OAK → LGB
64.4% full
117 departures · 11,496 passengers
Nonstop LGB–OAK 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).
The airports
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Long Beach (LGB) from Oakland (OAK)?
LGB to OAK is 353 miles (568 km / 307 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to OAK?
A nonstop covers the 353-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 30m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–OAK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (62.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (29.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–OAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 353-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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