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LBF to GFK: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Grand Forks (Grand Forks International Airport)
502 mi
808 km · 436 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
502 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GFK — Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks, 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 GFK
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base10 mi away
- TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport47 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport69 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from GFK?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Grand Forks (GFK) is 502 miles (808 km, 436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to GFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 GFK?
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