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MGC to LBF: distance & flight time
Michigan City (Michigan City Municipal Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
719 mi
1,157 km · 624 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
719 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- MGC — Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City, 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 MGC
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport20 mi away
- SBN · South Bend Regional Airport26 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport31 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 MGC from LBF?
The flight distance from Michigan City (MGC) to North Platte (LBF) is 719 miles (1,157 km, 624 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGC to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 MGC to LBF?
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