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LYU to LBF: distance & flight time
Ely (Ely Municipal Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
635 mi
1,023 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
635 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, United States
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYU from LBF?
The flight distance from Ely (LYU) to North Platte (LBF) is 635 miles (1,023 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYU to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 LYU to LBF?
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