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LBF to IWK: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
6,245 mi
10,050 km · 5,427 nm
12h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,245 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, Japan
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 IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from IWK?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 6,245 miles (10,050 km, 5,427 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 43m 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 IWK?
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