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BFM to CBF: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Downtown Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
851 mi
1,369 km · 739 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
851 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BFM — Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile, 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.
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Near BFM
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport33 mi away
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field48 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base53 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 BFM from CBF?
The flight distance from Mobile (BFM) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 851 miles (1,369 km, 739 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFM to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 BFM to CBF?
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