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PBF to CBF: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
532 mi
857 km · 462 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
532 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from CBF?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 532 miles (857 km, 462 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 PBF to CBF?
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