How reliable is Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport?
Flights from LGB departed within 15 minutes of schedule in 83% of 92,249 flights in official BTS history — and weather is calmest in May. Here’s the full picture before you book.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Weather favorability
year-round climate
Origin-airport operations
What the departure punctuality at LGB looks like
On-time departures
across 92,249 flights
Source: BTS Airport Operations · data through 2026-06-25. Role-specific BTS departure history; advisory context, not a guarantee for any flight.
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Weather by month
When the weather works for you at Long Beach
A calm-weather score (0–100) for each month from decades of airport observations — how often conditions disrupt flying, not temperature. Higher is calmer.
Calmest month
Calmest flying weather of the year · 97/100 favorability
Roughest month
Most disruptive — low visibility & fog, thunderstorms · 83/100 favorability
The read on LGB
What the numbers say about flying through Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport
Across official performance history, flights from Long Beach left within 15 minutes of schedule about 83% of the time over 92,249 flights. That's a solid, better-than-average operational record. Pair it with a low cancellation rate of 0.8%, so flights here rarely vanish outright. When a departure does run late, the typical delay is around 7 minutes.
On weather, Long Beach is an unusually calm-weather airport year-round. May is the calmest stretch for flying, scoring 97 out of 100 for favorable conditions, while December is the most disruptive at 83, driven mainly by low visibility & fog and thunderstorms. The year is relatively steady, so no single month stands out as one to avoid on weather alone.
None of this guarantees your specific flight — it’s the backdrop. To turn it into a booking, score real flights to Long Beach, read how we weigh it all in how the PlaneSane Score works, and brush up with how to pick a reliable flight and avoiding weather delays.
Common questions about LGB
- How reliable is Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport (LGB)?
- Flights from Long Beach left within 15 minutes of schedule roughly 83% of the time across 92,249 flights of official history — a solid, better-than-average operational record. The cancellation rate runs about 0.8%. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any single flight.
- What is the best month to fly from LGB for good weather?
- May has the calmest flying weather at Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport. December is the most disruptive, mainly from low visibility & fog and thunderstorms.
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