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CBF to NPA: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Pensacola (Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field)
889 mi
1,430 km · 772 nm
2h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
889 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 24m 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
- NPA — Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola, 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 NPA
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport21 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North31 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from NPA?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Pensacola (NPA) is 889 miles (1,430 km, 772 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to NPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 24m 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 NPA?
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