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CBF to LBF: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
256 mi
412 km · 223 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
256 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from LBF?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to North Platte (LBF) is 256 miles (412 km, 223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 LBF?
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