North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) delays & on-time performance
North Platte, Nebraska · 1 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at LBF right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
77%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
1.0%
6 flights
Avg arrival delay
27 min
111 min when late
Departed on time
81%
avg taxi-out 20 min
Figures cover 626 departures from LBF; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into LBF were on time 74% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) arrived on time 77% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 1% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 11am did best (91% on time); around 7pm did worst (60%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (49%).
Most delayed routes from LBF
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver77%626 flts
Most reliable routes from LBF
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
- DEN · Denver77%626 flts
Best airline at LBF
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 77% | 1.0% | 27 min | 1 | 626 |
Best time to fly out of LBF
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am88%206 flts
- 11am91%139 flts
- 7pm60%262 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)49%
- Late-arriving aircraft27%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion19%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.