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MKE to LBF: distance & flight time
Milwaukee (General Mitchell International Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
667 mi
1,074 km · 580 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
667 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m 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
- MKE — General Mitchell International Airport · Milwaukee, 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 MKE
- MWC · Lawrence J Timmerman Airport13 mi away
- RAC · John H Batten Airport14 mi away
- ENW · Kenosha Regional Airport24 mi away
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport67 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 MKE from LBF?
The flight distance from Milwaukee (MKE) to North Platte (LBF) is 667 miles (1,074 km, 580 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MKE to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 MKE to LBF?
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