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CID to ERF: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Erfurt (Erfurt Airport)
4,520 mi
7,275 km · 3,928 nm
9h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,520 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 20m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- ERF — Erfurt Airport · Erfurt, Germany
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 ERF
- EIB · Eisenach-Kindel Airport21 mi away
- HOQ · Hof-Plauen Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport63 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from ERF?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Erfurt (ERF) is 4,520 miles (7,275 km, 3,928 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to ERF?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 20m 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 Erfurt?
Erfurt is 7 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to ERF?
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