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CBF to SDS: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
5,980 mi
9,624 km · 5,197 nm
12h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,980 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 12m 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
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, Japan
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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from SDS?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Sado (SDS) is 5,980 miles (9,624 km, 5,197 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to SDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 12m 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 SDS?
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