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AMS to CID: distance & flight time
Amsterdam (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
4,250 mi
6,840 km · 3,693 nm
8h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,250 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AMS — Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 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 AMS
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base18 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport28 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport34 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 AMS from CID?
The flight distance from Amsterdam (AMS) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 4,250 miles (6,840 km, 3,693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AMS to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 48m 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 time difference between Amsterdam and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 7 hours behind Amsterdam.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AMS to CID?
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