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LBF to FAR: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Fargo (Hector International Airport)
444 mi
714 km · 386 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
444 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FAR — Hector International Airport · Fargo, 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 FAR
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport73 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base77 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport84 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from FAR?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Fargo (FAR) is 444 miles (714 km, 386 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to FAR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 FAR?
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