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ALN to CID: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
225 mi
362 km · 195 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
225 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from CID?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 225 miles (362 km, 195 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 ALN to CID?
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