Nonstop flight route between North Platte, Nebraska, United States and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Platte Regional Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, United States and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,083 miles (or 1,743 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between North Platte Regional Airport and Forbes Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about North Platte Regional Airport (LBF):

• In addition to being known as "North Platte Regional Airport", another name for LBF is "Lee Bird Field".
• North Platte Regional Airport was originally North Platte Field and was built in 1921 using private funds.
• The furthest airport from North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,687 miles (17,200 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) has 2 runways.
• North Platte Regional Airport covers 1,544 acres at an elevation of 2,777 feet above mean sea level.
• United Airlines stopped at North Platte from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
• The closest airport to North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of LBF.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• "Pittsburg can now boast of the world's finest baseball park.
• The portion of the left field wall over which Bill Mazeroski hit his walk-off home run to end the 1960 World Series, between the scoreboard and the "406 FT" sign, no longer stands at its original location.
• Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• The infield developed a "rock-hard" surface throughout the stadium's history.