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UGN to LBF: distance & flight time
Chicago (Waukegan National Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
666 mi
1,071 km · 579 nm
1h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
666 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- UGN — Waukegan National Airport · Chicago, 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 UGN
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport31 mi away
- ENW · Kenosha Regional Airport12 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport21 mi away
- RAC · John H Batten Airport24 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 UGN from LBF?
The flight distance from Chicago (UGN) to North Platte (LBF) is 666 miles (1,071 km, 579 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UGN to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 55m 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 UGN to LBF?
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