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CID to SAT: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → San Antonio (San Antonio International Airport)
933 mi
1,502 km · 811 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
933 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m 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
- SAT — San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio, 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 SAT
- RND · Randolph Air Force Base11 mi away
- SKF · Lackland Air Force Base12 mi away
- SSF · Stinson Municipal Airport14 mi away
- AUS · Austin Bergstrom International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from SAT?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to San Antonio (SAT) is 933 miles (1,502 km, 811 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to SAT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 SAT?
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