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FTW to LBF: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
602 mi
969 km · 523 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
602 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth, 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from LBF?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to North Platte (LBF) is 602 miles (969 km, 523 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 FTW to LBF?
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