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BTL to CBF: distance & flight time
Battle Creek (W K Kellogg Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
546 mi
879 km · 474 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
546 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BTL — W K Kellogg Airport · Battle Creek, 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 BTL
- AZO · Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport16 mi away
- JXN · Jackson County Reynolds Field41 mi away
- GRR · Gerald R. Ford International Airport42 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport47 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 BTL from CBF?
The flight distance from Battle Creek (BTL) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 546 miles (879 km, 474 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BTL to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 BTL to CBF?
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