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DET to LBF: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
913 mi
1,470 km · 794 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
913 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from LBF?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to North Platte (LBF) is 913 miles (1,470 km, 794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Detroit and North Platte?
North Platte is 1 hour behind Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DET to LBF?
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