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SMD to LBF: distance & flight time
Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
807 mi
1,299 km · 701 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
807 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 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 SMD from LBF?
The flight distance from Fort Wayne IN (SMD) to North Platte (LBF) is 807 miles (1,299 km, 701 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMD to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Fort Wayne IN and North Platte?
North Platte is 1 hour behind Fort Wayne IN.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMD to LBF?
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