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CBF to NGB: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Ninbo (Ningbo Lishe International Airport)
6,980 mi
11,234 km · 6,066 nm
14h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- NGB — Ningbo Lishe International Airport · Ninbo, China
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 NGB
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport54 mi away
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport67 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport87 mi away
- YIW · Yiwu Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from NGB?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Ninbo (NGB) is 6,980 miles (11,234 km, 6,066 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to NGB?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 9m 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 NGB?
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