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CID to ABQ: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport)
933 mi
1,501 km · 810 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
933 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ABQ
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport49 mi away
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport61 mi away
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport74 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from ABQ?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Albuquerque (ABQ) is 933 miles (1,501 km, 810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to ABQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 Cedar Rapids and Albuquerque?
Albuquerque is 1 hour behind Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to ABQ?
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