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LBL to MBL: distance & flight time
Liberal (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport) → Manistee (Manistee Co Blacker Airport)
917 mi
1,475 km · 797 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
917 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBL — Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal, United States
- MBL — Manistee Co Blacker Airport · Manistee, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LBL
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport39 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport62 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport74 mi away
- WWR · West Woodward Airport90 mi away
Near MBL
- LDM · Mason County Airport23 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport46 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport76 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport78 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LBL from MBL?
The flight distance from Liberal (LBL) to Manistee (MBL) is 917 miles (1,475 km, 797 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBL to MBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 LBL to MBL?
Nonstop service on LBL–MBL 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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Liberal and Manistee?
Manistee is 1 hour ahead of Liberal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBL to MBL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBL–MBL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LBL to MBL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LBL–MBL 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.