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SMX to LBF: distance & flight time
Santa Maria (Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
1,156 mi
1,860 km · 1,004 nm
2h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,156 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 59m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SMX — Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field · Santa Maria, 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 SMX
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base13 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport16 mi away
- SBP · San Luis County Regional Airport26 mi away
- SQA · Santa Ynez Airport30 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 SMX from LBF?
The flight distance from Santa Maria (SMX) to North Platte (LBF) is 1,156 miles (1,860 km, 1,004 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMX to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 59m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SMX to LBF?
Nonstop service on SMX–LBF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 59m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Maria and North Platte?
North Platte is 2 hours ahead of Santa Maria.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SMX to LBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SMX–LBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SMX to LBF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SMX–LBF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.