From the Flight Deck – Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field) (LGB)

Long Beach (LGB), also known as Daugherty Field, is a busy medium-sized multi-use airport, located in the city of Long Beach, California. Situated fifteen miles southeast of the larger, more congested Los Angeles International Airport, it is a convenient alternative for general aviation. There are five more airports of varying sizes within a ten-mile radius of Long Beach. Its associated Class Delta airspace is adjacent to Los Alamitos Army Air Field’s airspace, and underlies the Los Angeles Class Bravo.

0:58 - The airport layout.

1:25 - The volume and traffic mix at LGB.

2:21 - Helicopters inbound to the field from the North and South enter their traffic pattern between the parallel runways by crossing either Runway 26L or 26R midfield at 500ft to join a downwind leg, or to enter a holding point east of the terminal building, or west of Runway 12-30 over the large hangar.

2:46 - The risk of wrong surface landings.

3:06 - It is particularly important to listen to the ATIS at Long Beach due to the use of two Tower frequencies based on traffic volume and staffing.

4:24 - Under certain conditions, Long Beach runs simultaneous intersecting runway operations to Runway 30 and Runway 26R by using LAHSO procedures. The tower will inform pilots of their sequence to the runway and of traffic landing the intersecting runway. Be sure to read back the runway hold short instruction as the tower MUST ensure you have read it back correctly.

5:42 - Hot Spot 1 concerns aircraft cleared from the West ramp.

6:34 - When departing Long Beach, contact ground control with call sign, type aircraft, current ATIS, and requested runway. There are designated run-up areas on the way to each runway. Once the run-up is complete, pilots must contact ground control for clearance to continue to taxi.

The FAA's From the Flight Deck video series uses aircraft-mounted cameras to capture runway and taxiway footage and combines them with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items. Learn more at https://www.faa.gov/go/FromTheFlightDeck

This video is informational only and does not replace the pilot’s responsibility to conduct required pre-flight planning in accordance with FAR 91.103.