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CID to MSN: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
149 mi
239 km · 129 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
149 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from MSN?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Madison (MSN) is 149 miles (239 km, 129 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 MSN?
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