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CID to BMI: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal)
175 mi
281 km · 152 nm
56m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
175 miles nonstop takes roughly 56m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BMI — Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BMI
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from BMI?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Bloomington (BMI) is 175 miles (281 km, 152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to BMI?
A nonstop flight takes about 56m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CID to BMI?
Nonstop service on CID–BMI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to BMI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–BMI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to BMI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–BMI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.