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LBF to CMI: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Champaign (University of Illinois Willard Airport)
655 mi
1,054 km · 569 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
655 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m 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
- CMI — University of Illinois Willard Airport · Champaign, 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 CMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from CMI?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Champaign (CMI) is 655 miles (1,054 km, 569 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to CMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 CMI?
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