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LBF to DET: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
913 mi
1,470 km · 794 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
913 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from DET?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Detroit (DET) is 913 miles (1,470 km, 794 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LBF to DET?
Nonstop service on LBF–DET depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between North Platte and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of North Platte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBF to DET?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBF–DET that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBF to DET fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBF–DET tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.