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MKC to LBF: distance & flight time
Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
350 mi
564 km · 304 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
350 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas 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 MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 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 MKC from LBF?
The flight distance from Kansas City (MKC) to North Platte (LBF) is 350 miles (564 km, 304 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKC to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 MKC to LBF?
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