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LBF to IPL: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Imperial (Imperial County Airport)
1,000 mi
1,609 km · 869 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,000 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
- IPL — Imperial County Airport · Imperial, 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 IPL
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from IPL?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Imperial (IPL) is 1,000 miles (1,609 km, 869 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to IPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 IPL?
Nonstop service on LBF–IPL 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 2h 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between North Platte and Imperial?
Imperial is 2 hours behind North Platte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBF to IPL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBF–IPL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBF to IPL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBF–IPL 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.