Transportation
At the crossroads of I-80 and I-29, Council Bluffs, Iowa, is easy to find. Council Bluffs is only 180 miles from Kansas City, MO, 130 miles from Des Moines, IA, and 60 miles from Lincoln, NE. Less than 10 minutes from Omaha's Eppley Airport, convenience is the key with 19 non-stop flights per day and 90 additional daily flights. Get here from anywhere by rail, bus, air, or car, and on time with our transportation services.
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| 16801 McCandles Lane | | Council Bluffs, IA |
Advanced Air offers air taxi service, flight training, pilot supplies, Laser Grade Proctor tests and aircraft rental.
| 16801 McCandles Lane | | Council Bluffs, IA |
The Council Bluffs Airport is a public municipal facility used for general aviation and charter aircraft. Advanced Air, Inc. and the Commemorative Air Force are located at the airport, along with Life Net, a contract emergency helicopter rescue organization.
| 4501 Abbott Drive | | Omaha, NE |
• All major airlines fly into Eppley, including American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mesa, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest, United and U.S. Airways.
Council Bluffs hotels, and most attractions, are approximately 15-minutes from the airport.
Because the airport is so close to our hotels/motels, many properties offer complimentary hotel shuttle service with advance reservations. Ask if your hotel provides this convenient service.
Tickets can be purchased prior to (1-hour) before departure. Council Bluffs is located at the crossroads of two major interstate systems, I-80 and I-29. Interstate 80 connects from San Francisco, Calif. to Teaneck, New Jersey; I-29 stretches from Kansas City, Missouri to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Inner-city interstates make traveling quick and convenient throughout our metropolitan area.
Council Bluffs is served by both I-680 and I-480. Interstate 680 is a northern bypass freeway looping around the metro area, co-signed with I-29 for 14-miles in Council Bluffs, while I-480 connects our city with downtown Omaha.
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