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RAP to LBF: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
235 mi
378 km · 204 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
235 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid 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 RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 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 RAP from LBF?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to North Platte (LBF) is 235 miles (378 km, 204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 time difference between Rapid City and North Platte?
North Platte is 1 hour ahead of Rapid City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAP to LBF?
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