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CID to MKC: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Kansas City (Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport)
244 mi
392 km · 212 nm
1h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
244 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 6m 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
- MKC — Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas 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 MKC
- MCI · Kansas City International Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport21 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field24 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport26 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from MKC?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Kansas City (MKC) is 244 miles (392 km, 212 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to MKC?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 6m 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 MKC?
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