Long Beach (LGB) to St Louis (STL)
Flight time
≈ 3h 57m
Bearing
69° E
Long Beach (LGB) to St Louis (STL) is 1,578 miles (2,539 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–STL
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–STL; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
1
May 2026
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
162
both directions
Load factor
92.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LGB–STL?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–STL in May 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.6%
Load
What plane flies LGB–STL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of LGB–STL departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 92.6% load
100.0%
How has LGB–STL traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–STL departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 1 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–STL traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 7,969 passengers
83.8%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,415 passengers
85.1%
Load
August 2025
54 departures · 6,875 passengers
85.2%
Load
September 2025
52 departures · 6,724 passengers
87.4%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 7,972 passengers
83.9%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 206 passengers
64.8%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
1 departures · 162 passengers
92.6%
Load
Nonstop LGB–STL 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 St Louis (STL)?
LGB to STL is 1,578 miles (2,539 km / 1,371 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to STL?
A nonstop covers the 1,578-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–STL?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–STL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,578-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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