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YAC to CBF: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
747 mi
1,202 km · 649 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
747 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from CBF?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 747 miles (1,202 km, 649 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 YAC to CBF?
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