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CBF to BFL: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Bakersfield (Meadows Field)
1,320 mi
2,125 km · 1,147 nm
3h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,320 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 20m 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
- CBF — Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · Council Bluffs, United States
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, 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
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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 BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from BFL?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Bakersfield (BFL) is 1,320 miles (2,125 km, 1,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to BFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 20m 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 BFL?
Nonstop service on CBF–BFL 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 3h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CBF to BFL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CBF–BFL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CBF to BFL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CBF–BFL 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.