# Distance from Guangzhou (CAN) to Long Beach (LGB)

> 11,645 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,645 km / 7,236 mi / 6,288 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 22:18 in Guangzhou, it's 07:18 in Long Beach)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (LGB is higher than CAN)

## Airports

### [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guangzhou, China
- ICAO: ZGGG
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 23.390000, 113.300000
- Elevation: 50 ft

### [Long Beach (Daugherty Field) Airport (LGB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgb-long-beach-long-beach-daugherty-field-airport/1ef266df-2751-6ff8-9136-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Long Beach, United States
- ICAO: KLGB
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.820000, -118.150000
- Elevation: 60 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:18 in Guangzhou, it's 07:18 in Long Beach.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/can-guangzhou-guangzhou-baiyun-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e75-6adc-8880-06bb2780ed98)
- [Long Beach (Daugherty Field) Airport (LGB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgb-long-beach-long-beach-daugherty-field-airport/1ef266df-2751-6ff8-9136-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)