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CBF to PLU: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Belo Horizonte (Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport)
5,368 mi
8,639 km · 4,664 nm
11h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,368 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 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
- PLU — Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport · Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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 PLU
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport16 mi away
- DIQ · Brigadeiro Cabral Airport64 mi away
- IPN · Usiminas Airport99 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport114 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from PLU?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Belo Horizonte (PLU) is 5,368 miles (8,639 km, 4,664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to PLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 PLU?
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