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CID to RUG: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Rugao (Rugao Air Base)
6,920 mi
11,137 km · 6,013 nm
14h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,920 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- RUG — Rugao Air Base · Rugao, China
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 RUG
- CZX · Changzhou Benniu Airport48 mi away
- YTY · Yangzhou Taizhou Airport50 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport53 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from RUG?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Rugao (RUG) is 6,920 miles (11,137 km, 6,013 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to RUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 2m 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 RUG?
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