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CBF to LIT: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Little Rock (Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field)
490 mi
789 km · 426 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
490 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LIT — Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · Little Rock, 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 LIT
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field42 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field53 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport107 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from LIT?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Little Rock (LIT) is 490 miles (789 km, 426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to LIT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 LIT?
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