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CID to FSD: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport)
281 mi
452 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from FSD?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 281 miles (452 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to FSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 FSD?
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