Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
AFW to CBF: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
578 mi
930 km · 502 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading north
See live AFW→CBF fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
578 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- CBF — Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · Council Bluffs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near CBF
- OMA · Eppley Airfield8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport42 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from CBF?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 578 miles (930 km, 502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to CBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AFW–CBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.