North Platte Regional Airport was originally North Platte Field and was built in 1921 with private funds. The original location was the east side of the North Platte River near the river bridge south of U.S. Highway 30. The first hangar and terminal buildings were built there. The airport was the site of the first night airmail 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 the de Havilland4.[citation needed]
In 1929 the City of North Platte bought the airfield and leased it to the Boeing Transport Company, an original part of United Airlines. More construction was done in 1941 and the site became the site of a B-17 training command. The same year the airport was renamed Lee Bird Field after Lee Bird, the son of a North Platte family, who was killed in 1918 while training as a pilot for World 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.
Facilitiesedit
The airport covers 1,544 acres (625 ha) at an elevation of 2,777 feet (846 m). It has two runways: 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 1 helicopter.[2]
Order 2004-5-15 (May 20, 2004): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Grand Island, Kearney, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years at a total annual subsidy of $5,233,287.
Order 2006-6-26 (June 21, 2006): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.. to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years, beginning when Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook, at a total annual subsidy of $2,393,305 ($897,142 for Kearney; $976,026 for North Platte; and $520,137 for Scottsbluff). Each community will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) with Beech 1900-D aircraft.
Order 2008-7-33 (July 29, 2008): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning November 1, 2008, at a combined annual subsidy of $5,373,700 with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
Order 2010-9-10 (September 8, 2010): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share-partner (Great Lakes), to provide essential air service (EAS) at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,344,690 for the two-year period from November 1, 2010 to October 31, 2012.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Platte Regional Airport.
North Platte Regional Airport - Lee Bird Field, official site
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 2, 2023
FAA Terminal Procedures for LBF, effective November 2, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for LBF
AirNav airport information for KLBF
ASN accident history for LBF
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
November 10, 2023
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North Platte Regional Airport IATA LBF ICAO KLBF FAA LID LBF Lee Bird Field is a public airport three miles east of North Platte in Lincoln County Nebraska 2 It is owned by the North Platte Airport Authority 2 and sees one airline subsidized by the Essential Air Service program 3 North Platte Regional AirportLee Bird FieldIATA LBFICAO KLBFFAA LID LBFSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerNorth Platte Airport AuthorityServesNorth Platte NebraskaElevation AMSL2 777 ft 846 mCoordinates41 07 34 N 100 41 01 W 41 12611 N 100 68361 W 41 12611 100 68361WebsiteNorthPlatteAirport comMapsFAA Airport DiagramLBFShow map of NebraskaLBFShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m12 30 8 001 2 439 Concrete17 35 4 436 1 352 AsphaltStatistics 2020 Passengers32 000Aircraft operations28 300Based aircraft42Source Bureau of Transportation Statistics 1 Federal Aviation Administration 2 The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 10 288 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2008 4 7 924 in 2009 and 8 391 in 2010 5 It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019 2023 in which it is categorized as a regional primary commercial service facility 6 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airline and destination 4 References 5 Other sources 6 External linksHistory editNorth Platte Regional Airport was originally North Platte Field and was built in 1921 with private funds The original location was the east side of the North Platte River near the river bridge south of U S Highway 30 The first hangar and terminal buildings were built there The airport was the site of the first night airmail 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 the de Havilland 4 citation needed In 1929 the City of North Platte bought the airfield and leased it to the Boeing Transport Company an original part of United Airlines More construction was done in 1941 and the site became the site of a B 17 training command The same year the airport was renamed Lee Bird Field after Lee Bird the son of a North Platte family who was killed in 1918 while training as a pilot for World 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 Facilities editThe airport covers 1 544 acres 625 ha at an elevation of 2 777 feet 846 m It has two runways 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 1 helicopter 2 Airline and destination editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinationsUnited ExpressDenverDestinations map nbsp nbsp North Platte nbsp Denverclass notpageimage Destinations from North Platte Regional AirportReferences edit North Platte NE North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field LBF Retrieved November 26 2021 a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for LBF PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective November 4 2021 Order 2019 10 15 www regulations gov Retrieved May 13 2020 Enplanements for CY 2008 PDF 1 0 MB CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration December 18 2009 Enplanements for CY 2010 PDF 189 KB CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2011 NPIAS Report 2019 2023 Appendix A PDF Federal Aviation Administration October 3 2018 p 66 Retrieved May 13 2020 Other sources editEssential Air Service documents Docket OST 1999 5173 from the U S Department of Transportation Order 2004 5 15 May 20 2004 selecting Great Lakes Aviation Ltd to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Grand Island Kearney McCook North Platte and Scottsbluff Nebraska for two years at a total annual subsidy of 5 233 287 Order 2006 6 26 June 21 2006 selecting Great Lakes Aviation Ltd to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney North Platte and Scottsbluff Nebraska for two years beginning when Mesa Air Group d b a Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook at a total annual subsidy of 2 393 305 897 142 for Kearney 976 026 for North Platte and 520 137 for Scottsbluff Each community will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend 18 total round trips per week with Beech 1900 D aircraft Order 2008 7 33 July 29 2008 selecting Great Lakes Aviation Ltd to provide subsidized essential air service EAS at Kearney North Platte and Scottsbluff Nebraska for the two year period beginning November 1 2008 at a combined annual subsidy of 5 373 700 with 19 seat Beech 1900D aircraft Order 2010 9 10 September 8 2010 re selecting Great Lakes Aviation Ltd operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share partner Great Lakes to provide essential air service EAS at Kearney North Platte and Scottsbluff Nebraska for a combined annual subsidy of 5 344 690 for the two year period from November 1 2010 to October 31 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Platte Regional Airport North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field official site Aerial photo as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective November 2 2023 FAA Terminal Procedures for LBF effective November 2 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for LBF AirNav airport information for KLBF ASN accident history for LBF FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title North Platte Regional Airport amp oldid 1177319233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
