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CID to HEI: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Büsum (Heide-Büsum Airport)
4,322 mi
6,956 km · 3,756 nm
8h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 56m 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
- HEI — Heide-Büsum Airport · Büsum, 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 HEI
- PSH · St. Peter-Ording Airport14 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase28 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base33 mi away
- HGL · Helgoland-Düne Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from HEI?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Büsum (HEI) is 4,322 miles (6,956 km, 3,756 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to HEI?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 56m 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 Büsum?
Büsum is 7 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to HEI?
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