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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LGB–PHX; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
243
April 2026
Seats
38,939
both directions
Passengers
31,507
both directions
Load factor
80.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LGB–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LGB–PHX departures in April 2026 (242), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
242 departures · 38,740 seats
Share of departures99.6%81.1%
Load
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 199 seats
Share of departures0.4%36.7%
Load
What plane flies LGB–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 39% of LGB–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
95 departures · 84.2% load
39.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
93 departures · 77.9% load
38.3% - Boeing 737-800
54 departures · 82.4% load
22.2% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 36.7% load
0.4%
How has LGB–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–PHX departures fell from 262 in May 2025 to 243 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
262 departures · 30,026 passengers
69.7%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
PHX → LGB
83.7% full
122 departures · 15,893 passengers
LGB → PHX
78.2% full
121 departures · 15,614 passengers
Nonstop LGB–PHX 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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (39.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (38.3%).
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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