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GRI to LBF: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
124 mi
200 km · 108 nm
48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
124 miles nonstop takes roughly 48m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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 GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 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 GRI from LBF?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to North Platte (LBF) is 124 miles (200 km, 108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 48m 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 GRI to LBF?
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