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CBF to YQT: distance & flight time
Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport) → Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport)
584 mi
939 km · 507 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
584 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CBF from YQT?
The flight distance from Council Bluffs (CBF) to Thunder Bay (YQT) is 584 miles (939 km, 507 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBF to YQT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 YQT?
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