DAL → LGBDallas to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Long Beach (LGB): 8 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. 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 30 October 2026 at 05:48 UTC.

DAL Dallas heavy · +31
LGB Long Beach busy · +16
1,978 km · ~3h 02m est.
dep bank 09:10–18:508x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 8x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~3h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures8x1 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
10-29WN198dep +15 → arr−3
10-28WN4602dep +10 → arr−21
10-27WN4602dep +24 → arr−35
10-26WN198dep +21 → arr+1
10-25WN2378arrived−9
10-25WN2926dep +14 → arr−17
10-24WN1926dep +14 → arr−21
10-23WN198dep +41 → arr+18

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 +31 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full DAL delay board →
LGBLong Beach +16 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 4 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. 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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DAL to LGB questions

Is DAL–LGB running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 68/100. 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.