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NEW to LBF: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
970 mi
1,562 km · 843 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
970 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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 NEW
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 NEW from LBF?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to North Platte (LBF) is 970 miles (1,562 km, 843 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 NEW to LBF?
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