Long Beach International Airport (LGB)

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Location and general information

IATA code: LGB
ICAO code: KLGB
FAA site number: 01794.*A
City / state: Long Beach, CA
County: Los Angeles
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 33°49'04.55" N
118°09'06.81" W
Elevation: 60.4 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 14° E (1980)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Long Beach
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 1,166 acres
From downtown: 3 NM northeast
Sectional chart: Los Angeles
Activated: 04/1940

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 0615-2345 local
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A, UL94
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, air ambulance, avionics, beaching gear, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Hawthorne (HHR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: LGB
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: No
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index C, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Cynthia Guidry
562-570-2638
Last FAA inspection: 12/12/2025

FAA remarks

Runway 12/30 FAA strength evaluation DC-10-10 440000 lb; DC-10-30 550000 lb; L-1011 460000 lb.
All runways closed 2200-0700 LCL excp runway 12/30.
Runway 12/30 lighted distance remaining signs west side.
Noise limits (decibels SGL event noise exposure level) runway 26R takeoff 92.0 landing 88.0; runway 08L takeoff 88.0 landing 92.0; runway 26L takeoff 95.0 landing 93.0; runway 08R takeoff 95.0 landing 92.0. Runways 12 and 30 0700-2200 takeoff 102.5 landing 101.5; 0600-0700 and 2200-2300 takeoff 90.0 landing 90.0; 2300-0600 takeoff 79.0 landing 79.0.
Taxiways D3 and L3 WGT limits A340 DC10 30/40 and MD11 541000 lb; C17 450000 lb.
6 ft lighted chain link fence located 130 ft south of centerline of taxiway F. Fence begins NW corner of control tower and extends 400 ft to west.
Engine run-ups, other than pre-flight, are limited to hours of 0700-2100 weekdays and 0900-2100 weekends and holidays.
Helipad H2, H4, and H5 20 X 20 asph. Helipad H3 35 X 300 asph.
Max landing WGT for C17AT or beyond glide slope or runway aiming point marking 538600 lb; runway 30 landing prior tory aiming point marking 344000 lb.
Airships moored in infield and operating in the vicinity of airport.
Max takeoff WGT DC-10 30/40 and MD-11 588100 lb; C-17 538600 lb. Taxiways D3 and L3 WGT limits A-340 DC-10 30/40 and MD-11 541000 lb; C-17 450000 lb.
The following WT lmtns are imposed based on potential structural strength of lakewood blvd and spring street tunnels: runway 12/30 max landing WTS A-330 347000 lb; A-340 379000 lb; DC-10-10, DC-10-30/40 and MD-11 379000 lb; L-1011 354000 lb. Runway 12/30 max takeoff WTS DC-10-30/40 and MD-11 588000 lb; C-17 538600 lb.
No taxiway access to runway 08L W of taxiway D; 4897 ft remaining on runway 08L from taxiway D.
24 hour prior notice reqd for military jets and civilian non-stage iii jets; contact noise ofc 562-570-2635 mon-fri 0800-1700.
Birds on and inv of airport.
Training helipads H2, H3 and H4 located N of runway 12/30 midfield between taxiways G and K. Training helipad H5 located S of runway 12/30 between taxiways D and J for hover work only.
No running ldgs/tkofs by hels with skid-type landing gear, on runway 08L-26R. Rolling ldgs/tkofs with hels with wheel-type landing gear are permitted.
Touch and GO, stop and GO, practice low approach, VFR practice missed approach only permitted 0700-1900 wkdays and 0800-1500 weekends and hols only on runways 08L/26R and 08R/26L.
No field condition NOTAMs available 2200-0700.
All aircraft on or entering left downwind runway 26L must remain north of signal hill unless specifically instructed by ATC otherwise.
All aircraft on downwind runway 26L are not authorized to turn base or begin descent until east of runway 30 unless specifically instructed to do so by ATC.
All aircraft on downwind runway 08L are not authorized to turn base or begin descent until west of runway 12 unless specifically instructed to do so by ATC.
For CD when control tower closed contact socal approach at 800-448-3724.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: LGB
ICAO code: KLGB
Location: Long Beach, CA, United States
Elevation: 60.4 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 33.81652, -118.14989

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
12 / 30	10,000 × 200 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
08L / 26R	6,192 × 150 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved
08R / 26L	3,918 × 100 ft	Asphalt, good
Helipad H2	20 × 20 ft	Asphalt, good
Helipad H3	300 × 35 ft	Asphalt, good
Helipad H4	20 × 20 ft	Asphalt, good
Helipad H5	20 × 20 ft	Asphalt, good

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Long Beach International Airport (LGB)

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