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RCM to LBF: distance & flight time
Richmond (Richmond Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
8,494 mi
13,669 km · 7,381 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,494 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RCM — Richmond Airport · Richmond, Australia
- 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 RCM
- HGD · Hughenden Airport72 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport90 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport115 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 RCM from LBF?
The flight distance from Richmond (RCM) to North Platte (LBF) is 8,494 miles (13,669 km, 7,381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RCM to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 RCM to LBF?
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