Council Bluffs Municipal
CBF · KCBF · Council Bluffs, Iowa · Pottawattamie County · map
Council Bluffs Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Council Bluffs Airport Authority, 4 miles east of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1,245 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,500 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 70 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 33,300 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Council Bluffs Municipal?
Its FAA code is CBF, and its ICAO code is KCBF.
Where is Council Bluffs Municipal?
It is 4 miles east of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1,245 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Council Bluffs Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 5,500 feet long.
Does Council Bluffs Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Council Bluffs Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Council Bluffs Municipal?
9 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Oracle Aviation LLC and Omaha Soaring Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Council Bluffs Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Council Bluffs Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CBF · ICAO KCBF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Council Bluffs Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 1,245 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1967
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,650 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 32 ft high 1,191 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Clearance delivery | 127.675 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.5 | |
| Cbf and aWOS-3 | 126.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 712-323-1542.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Eppley Airfield (7 nm northwest), Millard Airport (16 nm west), Blair Executive (18 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; runway end identifier lights runways 14, 32, 18 and 36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 14, 32, 18 and 36 are on 24/7.
- Runway 14 preferred calm wind runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 58 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 5 |
| helicopters | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 33,300, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,296 |
| general aviation, travelling | 15,919 |
| general aviation, local | 15,919 |
| military | 166 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Council Bluffs from the FAA register
36 aircraft are registered to owners in Council Bluffs, Iowa: 23 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins, 2 balloons, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Oracle Aviation LLC 25 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away Oracle Aviation is a full-service FBO and FAA-certified flight school operating at Millard Airport in Omaha, Nebraska and Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa.
- Omaha Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away The Omaha Soaring Club is a flying club based at Blair Executive Airport in Nebraska that offers glider soaring flights and pilot training.
- Skyhawk Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away Skyhawk Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club founded in 1971, based at Omaha/Millard Municipal Airport (KMLE) in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Midwest Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away
- Pac Hollow Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away
- Rock N Roll Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away
- Skylane Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Omaha, 8 miles away Skyhawk Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club founded in 1971, based at Omaha/Millard Municipal Airport in Omaha, Nebraska.
- Aksarben Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Bellevue, 12 miles away
- Offutt Air Force Base Aero Club 1 aircraft · Offutt Afb, 13 miles away
Repair stations in Council Bluffs:
- Carver Aero, LLC. Revv Aviation is a Midwest aviation services company operating multiple FBO hubs that offers flight training from private pilot through airline transport pilot certificates, aircraft charter (business and personal), aircraft maintenance and
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Daniel Lee Kelley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Revv Aviation · Council Bluffs, IA (0 nm) · (713) 703-8478 · [email protected]
- Timothy John Saddler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Advanced Air · Council Bluffs, IA (0 nm) · (402) 650-1633 · [email protected]
- Jeffery Joseph Counter private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oracle Aviation · omaha, NE (7 nm) · (402) 305-2658 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Council Bluffs 36 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins
- Universal Aerial Solutions LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Oracle Aviation LLC 25 aircraft · flight school
- Omaha Soaring Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Skyhawk Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Carver Aero, LLC. · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CBF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.