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LBF to FOD: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
348 mi
560 km · 303 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
348 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from FOD?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 348 miles (560 km, 303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 FOD?
Nonstop service on LBF–FOD 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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBF to FOD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBF–FOD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBF to FOD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBF–FOD 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.