Well, for a lot of people, LGB is closer. Since airlines have a hard time carrying full cargo loads into SNA, the fares are normally a bit higher, so LGB is a really good option for people flying out of Orange County, as well as the South Bay and many other areas in South Western Los Angeles County. Again though, many people will drive farther to LGB because it is a small, easy to use terminal In a message dated 9/28/2004 10:17:48 AM Central Daylight Time, clay.wardlow@xxxxxxxx writes: And that's for people who fly into LGB because it's closer to where they need to go, not just to get them to the LA area.