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LBF to CID: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
467 mi
752 km · 406 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
467 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from CID?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 467 miles (752 km, 406 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 CID?
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