# Distance from New Delhi (DEL) to Long Beach (LGB)

> 12,894 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,894 km / 8,012 mi / 6,962 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 09:43 in New Delhi, it's 21:13 in Long Beach)
- **Elevation difference**: 717 ft (LGB is lower than DEL)

## Airports

### [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New Delhi, India
- ICAO: VIDP
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 28.570000, 77.100000
- Elevation: 777 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 09:43 in New Delhi, it's 21:13 in Long Beach.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/del-new-delhi-indira-gandhi-international-airport/1ef266df-f1ff-667e-9e80-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)