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CBF to BDR: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Stratford (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
1,173 mi
1,888 km · 1,019 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,173 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- BDR — Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Stratford, 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 BDR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport47 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport50 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from BDR?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Stratford (BDR) is 1,173 miles (1,888 km, 1,019 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to BDR?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 CBF to BDR?
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