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CID to CGX: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Meigs Airport)
211 mi
340 km · 183 nm
1h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
211 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 1m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- CGX — Chicago Meigs Airport · Chicago, 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 CGX
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport17 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport20 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from CGX?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Chicago (CGX) is 211 miles (340 km, 183 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to CGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 1m 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 CGX?
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