Long Beach Airport

Long Beach Airport is one of Southern California's most operationally diverse airports, blending a busy commercial schedule with one of the highest GA movement rates in the state. The mix of Southwest B737s, Delta E175s, and constant GA training traffic creates a genuinely challenging ATC environment.

Airline operations

Long Beach is dominated by Southwest Airlines, which operates the majority of commercial flights. Delta, American, and Hawaiian also maintain scheduled service. Cargo operations are handled by FedEx, UPS, and Catalina Air.

General aviation

KLGB hosts one of the busiest GA operations in Southern California, with high volumes of Cessna 152/182, Beechcraft, Piper, and Cirrus aircraft throughout the day. Touch-and-go training is common on Runway 16R/34L.

Aircraft mix in schedule

In-game airport layout showing runways, taxiways, terminals, and all parking areas.

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All images are actual in-game footage captured in Tower Simulator 3

Southwest B737 departing at golden hour — cargo ramp and GA hangars visible beyond

North Terminal apron — Southwest fleet at gates with Hawaiian and Delta visible

South Terminal — Southwest 737 pushing back with full gate operations at sunrise

Runway 30 looking west — terminal complex stretching into the sunset

Aerial overview of Runway 12/30 — Southwest touching down with full airport layout visible

Golden hour over KLGB — city skyline and ocean backdrop with Southwest taxiing out

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• Taxiway construction visible near RWY30 threshold
• Missing some GA & ground support buildings
• GA parking repositioning in progress (currently placed close)