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CBF to PEK: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport)
6,461 mi
10,399 km · 5,615 nm
13h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,461 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 8m 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
- PEK — Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing, 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 PEK
- NAY · Beijing Nanyuan Airport23 mi away
- PKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport40 mi away
- TSN · Tianjin Binhai International Airport77 mi away
- ZQZ · Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from PEK?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Beijing (PEK) is 6,461 miles (10,399 km, 5,615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to PEK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 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 PEK?
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