# North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)

> North Platte, US · IATA: LBF · ICAO: KLBF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `LBF` |
| ICAO | `KLBF` |
| City | North Platte |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 846 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 41.12620, -100.68400 |

## Description

North Platte grew up on the railroad, and it still runs on one: Union Pacific's Bailey Yard here is the largest rail classification yard on earth, sorting some 10,000 cars a day across 200 miles of track. Next door, North Platte Regional Airport (LBF, ICAO KLBF, Lee Bird Field) keeps a single subsidized Essential Air Service link to Denver, flown by United Express (SkyWest) — a contrast that captures the freight logic of the high plains, where tonnage belongs on rails, not in a hold. Lee Bird Field operates no dedicated cargo; air freight trucks out on Interstate 80, roughly 280 miles east to Omaha Eppley (FedEx air center, Amazon Air, FTZ 19) or southwest to Denver (FTZ 123). From the Golden Spike Tower visitors watch the steel web that defines the region. North Platte's real cargo has always rolled on wheels of steel.

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