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FOD to LBF: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
348 mi
560 km · 303 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
348 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from LBF?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to North Platte (LBF) is 348 miles (560 km, 303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 FOD to LBF?
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