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CBF to PCQ: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Phongsaly (Boun Neau Airport)
7,945 mi
12,787 km · 6,904 nm
16h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,945 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 3m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PCQ — Boun Neau Airport · Phongsaly, Laos
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 PCQ
- LXG · Luang Namtha Airport57 mi away
- ODY · Oudomsay Airport67 mi away
- DIN · Dien Bien Phu Airport73 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from PCQ?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Phongsaly (PCQ) is 7,945 miles (12,787 km, 6,904 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to PCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 3m 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 PCQ?
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