Long Beach (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 1h 31m
Bearing
93° E
Long Beach (LGB) to Phoenix (PHX) is 354 miles (570 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
245
May 2026
Seats
39,265
both directions
Passengers
32,393
both directions
Load factor
82.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGB–PHX?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–PHX in May 2026 (245 departures).
- WN
245 departures · 39,265 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.5%
Load
What plane flies LGB–PHX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 41% of LGB–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
100 departures · 80.8% load
40.8% - Boeing 737-700
95 departures · 83.9% load
38.8% - Boeing 737-800
50 departures · 83.9% load
20.4%
How has LGB–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–PHX departures fell from 253 in June 2025 to 245 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
253 departures · 27,107 passengers
68.7%
Load
July 2025
254 departures · 26,227 passengers
66.3%
Load
August 2025
248 departures · 23,779 passengers
60.1%
Load
September 2025
236 departures · 25,704 passengers
68.0%
Load
October 2025
254 departures · 32,839 passengers
81.8%
Load
November 2025
267 departures · 32,105 passengers
75.9%
Load
December 2025
274 departures · 36,078 passengers
81.6%
Load
January 2026
273 departures · 31,130 passengers
72.3%
Load
February 2026
262 departures · 32,029 passengers
77.1%
Load
March 2026
261 departures · 34,180 passengers
83.1%
Load
April 2026
243 departures · 31,507 passengers
80.9%
Load
May 2026
245 departures · 32,393 passengers
82.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LGB → PHX
78.3% full
123 departures · 15,899 passengers
PHX → LGB
87.0% full
122 departures · 16,494 passengers
Nonstop LGB–PHX 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 Long Beach (LGB) from Phoenix (PHX)?
LGB to PHX is 354 miles (570 km / 308 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 354-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–PHX?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (40.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (38.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 354-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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