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YQF to CBF: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs Municipal Airport)
1,138 mi
1,831 km · 989 nm
2h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,138 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from CBF?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Council Bluffs (CBF) is 1,138 miles (1,831 km, 989 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to CBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 56m 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 YQF to CBF?
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