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CID to IAB: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
417 mi
671 km · 362 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
417 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, 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 IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from IAB?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Wichita (IAB) is 417 miles (671 km, 362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 IAB?
Nonstop service on CID–IAB 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 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to IAB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–IAB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to IAB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–IAB 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.