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FRB to LBF: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
8,722 mi
14,036 km · 7,579 nm
17h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,722 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 34m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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 FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from LBF?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to North Platte (LBF) is 8,722 miles (14,036 km, 7,579 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 34m 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 FRB to LBF?
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