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RAO to CBF: distance & flight time
Ribeirao Preto (Leite Lopes Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
5,293 mi
8,519 km · 4,600 nm
10h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,293 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 51m 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
- RAO — Leite Lopes Airport · Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
- 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 RAO
- FRC · Tenente Lund Pressoto Airport45 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport52 mi away
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport52 mi away
- QPS · Campo Fontenelle Airport65 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 RAO from CBF?
The flight distance from Ribeirao Preto (RAO) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 5,293 miles (8,519 km, 4,600 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAO to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 51m 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 RAO to CBF?
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