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CID to ESC: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Escanaba (Delta County Airport)
351 mi
565 km · 305 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
351 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ESC — Delta County Airport · Escanaba, 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 ESC
- MQT · Sawyer International Airport46 mi away
- MNM · Menominee Regional Airport49 mi away
- IMT · Ford Airport50 mi away
- GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport99 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from ESC?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Escanaba (ESC) is 351 miles (565 km, 305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to ESC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 ESC?
Nonstop service on CID–ESC 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 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Escanaba?
Escanaba is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to ESC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–ESC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to ESC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–ESC 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.