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{{infobox|fullname=Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field)|location=Long Beach, California|iata=LGB|icao=KLGB|aptype=Commerical|website=http://www.longbeach.gov/airport|mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=LGB&ll=33.818804,-118.149848&spn=0.030247,0.059361&t=h&hl=en|mapsource=Google Maps|atctower=119.4 120.5 257.6|atcground=133.0 (North & East of runway 12/30)<br />135.8 (South & West of runway 12/30)<br />257.6|atcclearance=118.15|atcapproach=124.65|atcdeparture=127.2|atcatis=127.75<br/>562-595-8564|atcunicom=122.95}} | {{infobox|fullname=Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field)|location=Long Beach, California|iata=LGB|icao=KLGB|aptype=Commerical|website=http://www.longbeach.gov/airport|mapurl=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=LGB&ll=33.818804,-118.149848&spn=0.030247,0.059361&t=h&hl=en|mapsource=Google Maps|atctower=119.4 120.5 257.6|atcground=133.0 (North & East of runway 12/30)<br />135.8 (South & West of runway 12/30)<br />257.6|atcclearance=118.15|atcapproach=124.65|atcdeparture=127.2|atcatis=127.75<br/>562-595-8564|atcunicom=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 | 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== | ==Official Spotting Locations== | ||
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The parking lot for the [http://www.devry.edu/locations/campuses/loc_longbeachcampus_map.jsp 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. | The parking lot for the [http://www.devry.edu/locations/campuses/loc_longbeachcampus_map.jsp 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. | ||
==Locations to Avoid== | ==Locations to Avoid== | ||
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===Passenger=== | ===Passenger=== | ||
*Alaska Airlines: 737- | *Alaska Airlines: 737-700, MD-83; to [[SEA|Seattle/Tacoma]] | ||
* | *Delta Connection (SkyWest Airlines): CRJ-200; to [[SLC|Salt Lake City]] | ||
* | *JetBlue Airways: A320-200; to [[BOS|Boston]], [[ORD|Chicago/O'Hare]], [[FLL|Ft. Lauderdale]], [[LAS|Las Vegas]], [[JFK|New York/Kennedy]], [[OAK|Oakland]], [[SMF|Sacramento]], [[SLC|Salt Lake City]], and [[IAD|Washington/Dulles]] | ||
*US Airways/America West Express (Mesa Airlines): CRJ-200, CRJ-900; to [[PHX|Phoenix]] | |||
===Cargo=== | ===Cargo=== | ||