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NSE to LBF: distance & flight time
Milton (Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
1,047 mi
1,685 km · 910 nm
2h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 45m 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
- NSE — Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North · Milton, 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 NSE
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport20 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport30 mi away
- EGI · Duke Field30 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field31 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 NSE from LBF?
The flight distance from Milton (NSE) to North Platte (LBF) is 1,047 miles (1,685 km, 910 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NSE to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 45m 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 NSE to LBF?
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