Long Beach Airport

Long Beach Airport's official tumblr account. There are more than 3.2 million travelers that fly through Long Beach Airport (LGB) every year. The many faces seen at LGB are all welcome. Each of them with different stories to tell of places they have gone, and places they will go.

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Happy Birthday Donald Douglas!

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May the luck of the Irish be with the CSULB Women’s Basketball team this St. Patrick’s Day at their first round game of the NCAA Tournament. Go Beach!

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Love is in the air!

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It was love at first flight...

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Amelia Earhart, Will you be my Valentine?

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Visit historian Claudine Burnett's blog for tales of Long Beach's storied history.

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Ahhh the 90s, they were great years. 

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Our woman crush this Wednesday is Baroness Raymonde de la Roche of France. In 1909, she became the first licensed woman pilot.

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Yay it’s travel Tuesday! As the holidays get closer we wish all of you safe flights and short TSA lines!

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Come one, come all! Aerial joy rides for the whole family!

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The municipal airport fire station is still up and running today. Come enjoy a tour of the airport and you will get to experience a fun demonstration like the one above. 

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Lining up for the weekend like....

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Today is the 21st anniversary of Douglas Corrigan’s passing. Corrigan earned the nickname of Wrong-Way Corrigan in 1938 when he departed from New York City in his single engine plane and landed in Ireland instead of California. 

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Portra 400 35mm long exposure.

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If you are in Long Beach, head over to the Historical Society for the opening of their Pearl Harbor Exhibition and check out how the airport was impacted by the war. 

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In Honor of the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor...

The Douglas Aircraft plant opened in Long Beach in 1940. After the December 7th attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan in 1941, the plant increased its production and its workforce. Before long, the plant became a prominent fixture in the Douglas production operation. The economy of Long Beach was greatly impacted by the plant as many men and women were brought to the production line to meet the wartime demands. While the Douglas Aircraft plant is no longer around, its “Fly DC Jet” sign still lights up the sky. While we remember the attack on Pearl Harbor and the decision of the U.S to enter into WWII, let us also remember those on the home front that supported wartime efforts.

(Photo: row of C-47 Skytrains circa 1942)

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Happy Travel Tuesday from Long Beach Airport, where the going is easy.® 

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Just some light reading material