Identifier
CBF
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport Map Print (CBF)
CBF
KCBF
Council Bluffs, Iowa
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Council Bluffs's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Council Bluffs's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Council Bluffs Municipal
CBF · Council Bluffs, Iowa
41.2601° N · 95.7586° W
Field elevation 1,245 ft
Field elevation 1,245 ft
ICAO code
KCBF
Field elevation
1,245ft
Runways
2
Magnetic variation
5°E
Runways
18/365,500 × 100 ft
14/323,650 × 60 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport Runway Diagram Print
Two runways cross on this diagram, and they cross low in the frame. Runway 18/36 runs nearly straight up the sheet at 5500 feet long and 100 feet wide, and 14/32 drops in from the upper left at 3650 by 60 feet, clipping the long strip well below center. Both surfaces are concrete. What you get is a narrow, off center X with a long tail of runway running above the intersection, a less tidy and more interesting shape than a symmetrical cross.
The field itself sits four nautical miles east of the central business district of Council Bluffs and covers 656 acres, with the elevation printed as 1245 feet under the identifier block. It is owned by the Council Bluffs Airport Authority, and the national airport systems plan for 2011 through 2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Runway 36 carries an ILS approach, one of several instrument approaches into the field.
As art, the print leans on empty space. Taxiways, the ramp and the hangar rows are rendered in a quieter gray on the west side, so the two dark runways carry the composition while the coordinates and elevation sit down in the corner. Plotted from published airport information and printed to order, it reads as a clean geometric mark from across the room and as a legible field diagram up close. It hangs well beside the Omaha diagram for anyone who flies both ends of that trip, and the colorway you choose decides whether it feels like ink on paper or something closer to a lit chart.
Council Bluffs (CBF) print, common questions
How many runways does Council Bluffs Municipal have, and how long are they?
Two. Runway 18/36 is 5500 by 100 feet and Runway 14/32 is 3650 by 60 feet, and both have concrete surfaces. Both appear on the print, with 14/32 crossing 18/36 below the midpoint.
What is CBF and where is the airport?
CBF is the identifier for Council Bluffs Municipal in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a public use airport four nautical miles east of the city's central business district. The field elevation is 1245 feet, which is printed in the corner block.
How accurate is the layout on the print?
It is composed from published runway data for the current charting cycle, so runway designators, lengths, widths and orientation follow the published layout. It is a print rather than a navigation document, and fine details may be simplified or omitted. Approach lighting, pavement markings and minor service roads are the usual omissions.
What sizes are available?
Several standard wall sizes are offered, all in the same proportions, in the colorway you choose. The 18/36 strip runs nearly vertical, so the tall orientation suits a narrow wall, a stairwell or a stack above a desk.
Is this a good gift for a pilot who trained at CBF?
Yes, especially for someone who logged approaches here. Runway 36 has an ILS, and pilots who shot it recognize the long north-south strip and the short diagonal immediately. Each print is made to order, so it is easy to send directly.
