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PBF to CMI: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Champaign (University of Illinois Willard Airport)
453 mi
728 km · 393 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
453 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, United States
- CMI — University of Illinois Willard Airport · Champaign, 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 CMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is PBF from CMI?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Champaign (CMI) is 453 miles (728 km, 393 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to CMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 CMI?
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