The airport is also a source of substantial economic activity and employment, with the LGB Aviation Complex generating $8.6 billion in economic impact and supporting 46,000 jobs. cities while supporting a healthy general aviation community with more than 300,000 annual operations.
LGB offers non-stop service to several U.S. Among its many awards, LGB was named a Top 10 airport in the 2020 USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best Small Airport. Follow us on social to keep up with the latest news: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.įounded in 1923, Long Beach Airport (LGB) is the oldest airport in California. The City also has a highly respected university and city college, two historic ranchos, five hospitals, five golf courses, 171 parks, miles of beaches, marinas and bike paths.įor more information about the City of Long Beach, visit. As a full-service charter city, Long Beach is home to the Queen Mary, Aquarium of the Pacific, several museums and theaters, a highly rated school district, Long Beach Airport and the Port of Long Beach. Home to approximately 480,000 people, the multiple award-winning and innovative City of Long Beach offers all the world-class amenities of a large metropolitan city while maintaining a strong sense of individual and diverse neighborhoods nestled together along the California coast. Long Beach Airport will now offer nonstop service to 17 destinations across the nation, including Hawaii.
In addition to Southwest’s flight slots, Delta Air Lines holds seven, American Airlines holds four, Hawaiian Airlines has two and Breeze Airways and UPS each have one. Including New Orleans, the Dallas-based airline will now fly nonstop to 16 U.S. Of the 53 daily flight slots available at Long Beach’s noise-controlled airport, Southwest currently holds a majority, with a total of 38. Southwest Airlines first began service from LGB in 2016 and has continued to increase its presence at the Airport since then. “We welcome Southwest adding this Sunday shortcut from our award-winning airport to the Big Easy, giving travelers more convenient options,” said Airport Director Cynthia Guidry. In addition to the new Sunday flights, Southwest offers daily service throughout the year between Long Beach and New Orleans through the airline’s point-to-point network. The return flight departs MSY at 4:55 p.m. Southwest’s flights to New Orleans-utilizing the airline’s Boeing 737 fleet-will depart LGB at 12:30 p.m. “Long Beach Airport offers one of the best travel experiences around the country, and I’m so glad to see the expansion of our operations.” “As passenger traffic continues to get back to pre-pandemic levels it’s great to see Southwest connecting more travelers to new destinations,” said Mayor Robert Garcia. Long Beach, CA – Southwest Airlines today announced that it will launch weekly nonstop flights from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on a seasonal basis from January 8 through the end of March 2023, just in time for Mardi Gras season.
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