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LBF to HYS: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Hays (Hays Regional Airport)
175 mi
281 km · 152 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
175 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HYS — Hays Regional Airport · Hays, 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 HYS
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport41 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport83 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from HYS?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Hays (HYS) is 175 miles (281 km, 152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to HYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m 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 HYS?
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