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CBF to YQL: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Lethbridge (Lethbridge County Airport)
1,005 mi
1,617 km · 873 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,005 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m 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
- YQL — Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge, Canada
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 YQL
- WPC · Pincher Creek Airport54 mi away
- CTB · Cut Bank International Airport73 mi away
- YSD · Suffield Heliport84 mi away
- YXH · Medicine Hat Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from YQL?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Lethbridge (YQL) is 1,005 miles (1,617 km, 873 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to YQL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 YQL?
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