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TAO to LBF: distance & flight time
Qingdao (Liuting Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
6,491 mi
10,447 km · 5,641 nm
13h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TAO — Liuting Airport · Qingdao, China
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near TAO
- WEF · Weifang Airport75 mi away
- RIZ · Rizhao Shanzihe Airport84 mi away
- YNT · Yantai Laishan Airport96 mi away
- WEH · Weihai Airport121 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 TAO from LBF?
The flight distance from Qingdao (TAO) to North Platte (LBF) is 6,491 miles (10,447 km, 5,641 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TAO to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 12m 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 TAO to LBF?
Nonstop service on TAO–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 13h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Qingdao and North Platte?
North Platte is 14 hours behind Qingdao.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TAO to LBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TAO–LBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TAO to LBF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TAO–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.