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CID to MGC: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Michigan City (Michigan City Municipal Airport)
252 mi
406 km · 219 nm
1h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
252 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 8m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MGC — Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City, 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 MGC
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport59 mi away
- VPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport20 mi away
- SBN · South Bend Regional Airport26 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from MGC?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Michigan City (MGC) is 252 miles (406 km, 219 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to MGC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 8m 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 MGC?
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