Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CBF to RNO: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Reno (Reno Tahoe International Airport)
1,265 mi
2,036 km · 1,100 nm
3h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading west
See live CBF→RNO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,265 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- RNO — Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 RNO
- TKF · Truckee Tahoe Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport44 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station57 mi away
- LOL · Derby Field75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from RNO?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Reno (RNO) is 1,265 miles (2,036 km, 1,100 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to RNO?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 13m 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 RNO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CBF–RNO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.