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CBF to SPI: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Springfield (Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport)
334 mi
537 km · 290 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
334 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SPI — Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield, United States
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 SPI
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from SPI?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Springfield (SPI) is 334 miles (537 km, 290 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to SPI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 SPI?
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