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SFT to LBF: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
4,484 mi
7,216 km · 3,896 nm
9h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,484 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from LBF?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to North Platte (LBF) is 4,484 miles (7,216 km, 3,896 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 15m 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 Skelleftea and North Platte?
North Platte is 7 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to LBF?
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