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CID to IND: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport)
320 mi
516 km · 278 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
320 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, 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 IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from IND?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Indianapolis (IND) is 320 miles (516 km, 278 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to IND?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 IND?
Nonstop service on CID–IND 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 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Indianapolis?
Indianapolis is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to IND?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–IND that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to IND fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–IND 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.