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CID to DET: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
447 mi
719 km · 388 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
447 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from DET?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Detroit (DET) is 447 miles (719 km, 388 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to DET?
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