Nonstop flight route between Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and North Platte, Nebraska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and North Platte Regional Airport (LBF), North Platte, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,367 miles (or 2,200 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 St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport and North Platte Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIE / KPIE |
| Airport Name: | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport |
| Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W |
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
| More Information: | PIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBF / KLBF |
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| Location: | North Platte, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'33"N by 100°41'0"W |
| Area Served: | North Platte, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Platte Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2777 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBF |
| More Information: | LBF Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):
- Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
- Construction of the airport at its present site started in March 1941.
- The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- With the advent of the Jet age, the airport's runway was extended northward into Tampa Bay and the first commercial jet service to PIE was operated by Northwest.
Facts about North Platte Regional Airport (LBF):
- The closest airport to North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) is Jim Kelly Field (LXN), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of LBF.
- North Platte Regional Airport is a public airport three miles east of North Platte, in Lincoln County, Nebraska.
- North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) has 2 runways.
- United Airlines stopped at North Platte from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
- North Platte Regional Airport was originally North Platte Field and was built in 1921 using private funds.
- In addition to being known as "North Platte Regional Airport", another name for LBF is "Lee Bird Field".
- 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.
