AirportsNorth Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field is a medium-sized airport serving North Platte, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LBF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LBF
- ICAO code
- KLBF
- City
- North Platte
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 41.1262° N, 100.6840° W
- Elevation
- 846 m (2,777 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,439 m (8,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LBF means North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLBF. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 41.1262° N, 100.6840° W. It stands 846 metres (2,777 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,439 metres (8,001 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 250.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,439 m 8,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17/35 | 1,352 m 4,436 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook | MCK | 102 km |
| Kearney Regional AirportKearney | EAR | 148 km |
| Central Nebraska Regional AirportGrand Island | GRI | 200 km |
| Alliance Municipal AirportAlliance | AIA | 204 km |
| Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig AirportScottsbluff | BFF | 256 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,263 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,286 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,232 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,167 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,253 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,751 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,675 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,495 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,808 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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