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LBF to DRA: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
881 mi
1,418 km · 765 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
881 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from DRA?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Mercury (DRA) is 881 miles (1,418 km, 765 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m 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 DRA?
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