North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field
LBF · KLBF · North Platte, Nebraska · Lincoln County · map
North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field is a public-use airport owned by North Platte Airport Auth, 3 miles east of North Platte, Nebraska, 2,777 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 8,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,050 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16,528 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
Its FAA code is LBF, and its ICAO code is KLBF.
Where is North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
It is 3 miles east of North Platte, Nebraska, 2,777 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 8,001 feet long.
Does North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Eppley Airfield, MC Cook Ben Nelson Regional, North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field, Chicago O'Hare International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LBF · ICAO KLBF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- North Platte Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 2,777 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 4,436 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 17: 4,135 ft available for landing, road 21 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 35: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 301 ft, 4,135 ft available for landing, tree 27 ft high 675 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Lbf and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.425 | |
| North Platte Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 308-220-0580.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cozad Municipal (34 nm southeast), Jim Kelly Field (46 nm southeast), Searle Field (49 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; PAPI runway 12 and 30; VASI runway 35; approach lights (MALSR) runway 30 and runway end identifier lights runway 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- All cat D aircraft (with spds of 141-166 kts) operating on runway 12/30 must mntn a pattern altitude of 1500 feet when in the traffic pattern.
- Runway 35 approach ratio 36:1 to displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 897 departures from LBF in those twelve months, carrying 17,782 passengers in 32,411 seats (55% filled), to 11 destinations on 6 airlines.
All 11 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 33 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,050, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,250 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,600 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
| military | 200 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in North Platte from the FAA register
40 aircraft are registered to owners in North Platte, Nebraska: 34 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 business jets, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in North Platte:
- Trego/Dugan Aviation, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate Trego Dugan Aviation is a family-owned aviation services company founded in 1970 in North Platte, Nebraska, operating a nationwide footprint.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in North Platte 40 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 business jets
- Martens Air Service LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Trego/Dugan Aviation, Inc. 6 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Denver International (DEN) 630 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Air Canada
- Eppley Airfield (OMA) 242 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- MC Cook Ben Nelson Regional (MCK) 10 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field (LBF) 7 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Rick Husband Amarillo International (AMA) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Watertown Regional (ATY) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Northeast Kingdom International (EFK) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,944 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LBF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.