DAL → LGBDallas to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Long Beach (LGB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 63% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,978 km, an estimated 3 hours 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and Long Beach. Updated 23 October 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

DAL Dallas heavy · +50
LGB Long Beach heavy · +53
1,978 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 09:10–18:507x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
63% on time

of the last 8 operated DAL → LGB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+11 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22WN198dep +72 → arr+51
10-21WN4602dep +24 → arr−10
10-20WN4602dep +45 → arr+11
10-19WN198dep +17 → arr−6
10-18WN2378dep +16 → arr+0
10-18WN2926dep +74 → arr+52
10-17WN1926dep +97 → arr+49
10-16WN198dep +14 → arr−10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DALDallas +50 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · SE 4 kt Full DAL delay board →
LGBLong Beach +53 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 4 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DAL and LGB: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +10 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to Long Beach route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DAL to LGB flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DAL to LGB questions

Is DAL–LGB running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The arrival side at LGB is the weaker end, route health score 32/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–LGB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:10 and evening departures around 17:25 from DAL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DAL to LGB?

Great-circle distance is 1,978 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–LGB fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 8 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.