KLBF · North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field

NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,777

Elevation ft

Runways

8,001

Longest ft · 12/30

41.13N

100.68W

North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field serves North Platte, Nebraska at 2,777 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 8,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	8,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
17/35	4,436 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,777 ft is about 9°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 9°C)	2,777 ft	2,980 ft	2,403 ft	3,604 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,977 ft	3,214 ft	2,530 ft	3,794 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,177 ft	3,448 ft	2,656 ft	3,984 ft
35°C afternoon	5,843 ft	3,578 ft	2,726 ft	4,090 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 8,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,090 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLBF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCZD Cozad Municipal Airport	34 nm SE	5,000 ft
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	46 nm SE	5,489 ft
KOGA Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field	49 nm W	5,102 ft
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	55 nm S	6,450 ft
KIML Imperial Municipal Airport	56 nm SW	5,022 ft
KADT Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport	79 nm S	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLBF

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLBF, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KLBF or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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