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CBF to CLE: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Cleveland (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
721 mi
1,160 km · 627 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
721 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m 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
- CLE — Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · Cleveland, 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 CLE
- BKL · Burke Lakefront Airport11 mi away
- CGF · Cuyahoga County Airport22 mi away
- LNN · Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport30 mi away
- AKC · Akron Fulton International Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from CLE?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Cleveland (CLE) is 721 miles (1,160 km, 627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to CLE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 CLE?
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