Airport comparison · HHR vs LGB
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR) vs Long Beach (LGB)
In short
Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is 16 km (10 mi) west-southwest of central Los Angeles; Long Beach International Airport (LGB) is 20 km (12 mi) south.
The two airports are 21 km (13 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies LGB as a large airport and HHR as medium-sized.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Los Angeles; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport | LGBLong Beach International Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Los Angeles | 16 km (10 mi) | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | WSW (241°) | S (171°) |
| OurAirports class | Medium | Large |
| Longest runway | 1,489 m (4,884 ft) | 3,048 m (10,000 ft) |
| Runways | 1 | 3 |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) | 18 m (60 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 21 km (13 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
LGB's longest runway is 5,116 ft (1,559 m) longer than HHR's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
OurAirports classifies LGB as a large airport and HHR as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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