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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | North Platte Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | North Platte, Nebraska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,777 ft / 846 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°07′34″N100°41′01″W / 41.12611°N 100.68361°W /41.12611; -100.68361 | ||||||||||||||
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North Platte Regional Airport (IATA:LBF,ICAO:KLBF,FAALID:LBF) (Lee Bird Field) is a public airport three miles east ofNorth Platte, inLincoln County, Nebraska.[2] It is owned by the North Platte Airport Authority[2] and sees one airline, subsidized by theEssential Air Service program.[3]
TheFederal Aviation Administration says the airport had 10,288 passenger enplanements incalendar year 2008,[4] 7,924 in 2009 and 8,391 in 2010.[5] It is included in theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it iscategorized as a regional primary commercial service facility.[6]
North Platte Regional Airport was originallyNorth Platte Field and was built in 1921 with private funds. The original location was the east side of theNorth Platte River near the river bridge south ofU.S. Highway 30. The firsthangar and terminal buildings were built there. The airport was the site of the first nightairmail flight, on February 22, 1921. The field was lit using burning fuel barrels and the plane landed at 7:48 p.m. and left for Omaha at 10:44 p.m. after repairs to thede Havilland4.[7]
In 1929 the City of North Platte bought the airfield and leased it to theBoeing Transport Company, an original part ofUnited Airlines. More construction was done in 1941 and the site became the site of aB-17 training command. The same year the airport was renamedLee Bird Field after Lee Bird, the son of a North Platte family, who was killed in 1918 while training as a pilot forWorld War I. The Airport Authority began operating the airport in July 1963 and the airport was renamed the North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field in June 1992.[citation needed]
United Airlines stopped at North Platte from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959; Frontier's 737s left in 1984.
The airport covers 1,544acres (625ha) at anelevation of 2,777 feet (846 m). It has tworunways:12/30 is 8,001 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m)concrete; 17/35 is 4,436 by 100 feet (1,352 x 30 m)asphalt.[2]
In the year ending December 31, 2018 the airport had 28,300 aircraft operations, average 77 per day: 82%general aviation, 12%air taxi, 5% airline, and 2% military. In April 2020, there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1helicopter.[2]
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| United Express | Denver |
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