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CID to ARA: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Louisiana (Acadiana Regional Airport)
819 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
819 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- ARA — Acadiana Regional Airport · Louisiana, 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 ARA
- LFT · Lafayette Regional Airport13 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport56 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport80 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from ARA?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Louisiana (ARA) is 819 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to ARA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 CID to ARA?
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