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YEL to CBF: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
745 mi
1,199 km · 647 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
745 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from CBF?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 745 miles (1,199 km, 647 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL 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.
Are there nonstop flights from YEL to CBF?
Nonstop service on YEL–CBF depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to CBF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YEL–CBF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YEL to CBF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–CBF tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.