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CID to PEN: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
9,090 mi
14,630 km · 7,899 nm
18h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,090 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 17m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from PEN?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Penang (PEN) is 9,090 miles (14,630 km, 7,899 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 17m 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 time difference between Cedar Rapids and Penang?
Penang is 13 hours ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to PEN?
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