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CLE to LBF: distance & flight time
Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
976 mi
1,571 km · 848 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
976 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, United States
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Near LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CLE from LBF?
The flight distance from Cleveland (CLE) to North Platte (LBF) is 976 miles (1,571 km, 848 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLE to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Cleveland and North Platte?
North Platte is 1 hour behind Cleveland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CLE to LBF?
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