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YAL to CBF: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
1,615 mi
2,599 km · 1,403 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,615 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from CBF?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 1,615 miles (2,599 km, 1,403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 YAL to CBF?
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