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CID to CDS: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
694 mi
1,116 km · 603 nm
1h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
694 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 58m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from CDS?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Childress (CDS) is 694 miles (1,116 km, 603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 58m 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 CDS?
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