It is the 10th busiest airport in California based on passenger boardings, at 1.4 million. The airport's placement near many residential areas has led to it having one of the country's strictest ordinances limiting airport noise. Due to its close proximity to the busier and larger LAX 20 miles away, the airport sees more domestic commercial passenger, cargo, military, and general aviation activity. Located near the border between Los Angeles County and Orange County, Long Beach Airport serves the Los Angeles MSA. Overview Long Beach Airport with Mount San Antonio and Timber Mountain in the background Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,413,251 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,401,903 in 2009 and 1,451,404 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Consequently, Southwest Airlines became the airport's largest airline. The airport was an operating base for JetBlue, but this ended on October 6, 2020, as the carrier moved its operating base to Los Angeles International Airport, amidst the then-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
It is also called Daugherty Field, named after local aviator Earl Daugherty. Long Beach Airport ( IATA: LGB, ICAO: KLGB, FAA LID: LGB) is a public airport three miles northeast of downtown Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
