Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LBF to CDS: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
463 mi
745 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live LBF→CDS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from CDS?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Childress (CDS) is 463 miles (745 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 LBF to CDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBF–CDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.