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MGM to CBF: distance & flight time
MONTGOMERY (Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
806 mi
1,298 km · 701 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
806 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m 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
- MGM — Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · MONTGOMERY, United States
- CBF — Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · Council Bluffs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MGM
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field35 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field38 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field49 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MGM from CBF?
The flight distance from MONTGOMERY (MGM) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 806 miles (1,298 km, 701 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGM to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 MGM to CBF?
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