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CID to JCI: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Olathe (New Century Aircenter Airport)
269 mi
433 km · 234 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
269 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- JCI — New Century Aircenter Airport · Olathe, 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 JCI
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport8 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport22 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport26 mi away
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from JCI?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Olathe (JCI) is 269 miles (433 km, 234 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to JCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 JCI?
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