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LBF to LGB: distance & flight time
North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field) → Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport)
1,080 mi
1,738 km · 939 nm
2h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,080 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 49m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBF from LGB?
The flight distance from North Platte (LBF) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,080 miles (1,738 km, 939 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBF to LGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 49m 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 time difference between North Platte and Long Beach?
Long Beach is 2 hours behind North Platte.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBF to LGB?
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