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CBF to ABR: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Aberdeen (Aberdeen Regional Airport)
319 mi
513 km · 277 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
319 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m 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
- CBF — Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · Council Bluffs, United States
- ABR — Aberdeen Regional Airport · Aberdeen, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ABR
- ATY · Watertown Regional Airport72 mi away
- HON · Huron Regional Airport74 mi away
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport96 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport103 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from ABR?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Aberdeen (ABR) is 319 miles (513 km, 277 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to ABR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CBF to ABR?
Nonstop service on CBF–ABR depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CBF to ABR?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CBF–ABR that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CBF to ABR fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CBF–ABR tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.