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DBQ to LBF: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
521 mi
839 km · 453 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
521 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, 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 DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 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 DBQ from LBF?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to North Platte (LBF) is 521 miles (839 km, 453 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 cheapest way to fly from DBQ to LBF?
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