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HEI to LBF: distance & flight time
Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
4,653 mi
7,488 km · 4,043 nm
9h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,653 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, Germany
- 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 HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 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 HEI from LBF?
The flight distance from Büsum (HEI) to North Platte (LBF) is 4,653 miles (7,488 km, 4,043 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HEI to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 35m 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 Büsum and North Platte?
North Platte is 7 hours behind Büsum.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HEI to LBF?
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