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BHM to CID: distance & flight time
Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
635 mi
1,022 km · 552 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
635 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, 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 BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 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 BHM from CID?
The flight distance from Birmingham (BHM) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 635 miles (1,022 km, 552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BHM to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 BHM to CID?
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