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CID to FFD: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Fairford (RAF Fairford)
4,033 mi
6,490 km · 3,504 nm
8h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,033 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- FFD — RAF Fairford · Fairford, United Kingdom
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 FFD
- BZZ · RAF Brize Norton10 mi away
- GBA · Cotswold Airport11 mi away
- LYE · RAF Lyneham15 mi away
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from FFD?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Fairford (FFD) is 4,033 miles (6,490 km, 3,504 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to FFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 22m 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 FFD?
Nonstop service on CID–FFD 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 8h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Fairford?
Fairford is 6 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to FFD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–FFD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to FFD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–FFD 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.