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MQY to LBF: distance & flight time
Smyrna (Smyrna Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
842 mi
1,354 km · 731 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
842 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- MQY — Smyrna Airport · Smyrna, 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 MQY
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 MQY from LBF?
The flight distance from Smyrna (MQY) to North Platte (LBF) is 842 miles (1,354 km, 731 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MQY to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 MQY to LBF?
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