Long Beach Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: California |
| Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) | |
| Location | Long Beach, California |
| IATA code | LGB |
| ICAO code | KLGB |
| Airport type | Commerical |
| Website | http://www.longbeach.gov/airport |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 119.4 120.5 257.6 |
| Ground | 133.0 (North & East of runway 12/30) 135.8 (South & West of runway 12/30) 257.6 |
| Clearance | 118.15 |
| Approach | 124.65 |
| Departure | 127.2 |
| ATIS | 127.75 562-595-8564 |
| Departure | 122.95 |
Long Beach Airport is one of the five major airports serving the Los Angeles area. While a noise ordinance limits the number of commercial airline flights, the airport remains busy with a large amount of general aviation traffic. Test and delivery flights of Boeing C-17 aircraft occur at the airport. Gulfstream's west coast completion and service center is also located at the airport, providing a variety of business jet traffic. The airport also serves as the west coast hub for JetBlue Airways.
Runway 12/30 is the primary arrival and departure runway for most aircraft, including airline and Boeing flights. The other runways mainly handle general aviation flights, though may be used by larger aircraft when 12/30 is unavailable.
Official Spotting Locations
Location
Other Spotting Locations
DeVry Parking Lot
The parking lot for the DeVry University Long Beach is adjacent to runway 12/30. They generally don't have a problem with spotters or photography when classes are not in session. From this location, you should be able to photograph departures and arrivals on runway 30, though runway 12 arrivals may not roll all the way down to this location, and departures may be too high.
Boeing Plant Parking Lot
The Parking lot of the C-17 assembly plant offers some great views of departures on runway 12/30. There are security SUVs that will drive around but they will usually leave spotters alone.
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
Passenger
- Allegiant Air: MD-80; to Bellingham and Stockton
- Delta Connection (SkyWest Airlines): CRJ-100, CRJ-900; to Salt Lake City
- Frontier Airlines: Airbus A318; to Denver
- Frontier Airlines (Republic Airlines): Embraer 190; to Denver
- Horizon Air: CRJ-700; to Seattle/Tacoma
- JetBlue Airways: A320-200, Embraer 190; to Austin, Boston, Chicago/O'Hare, Ft. Lauderdale, Las Vegas, New York/Kennedy, Oakland, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle/Tacoma, and Washington/Dulles
- US Airways Express (Mesa Airlines): CRJ-900; to Phoenix
Cargo
- ABX Air/DHL: 767-200
- Catalina Flying Boats: Beech 18, DC-3; to Catalina
- FedEx: A310-200/300, A300-600
- United Parcel Service: 767-300
Special Events
Major area events such as the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach will bring a large amount of business jet traffic to the airport.
Antonov An-124 large cargo aircraft occasionally visit the airport.
Facilities and Transportation
Public Transportation
Long Beach Transit Route 111 serves a route from Downtown Long Beach to Lakewood, including a stop at the airport terminal.