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CID to SLC: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport)
1,052 mi
1,693 km · 914 nm
2h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,052 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 45m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- SLC — Salt Lake City International Airport · Salt Lake 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 SLC
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base23 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport28 mi away
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport42 mi away
- BMC · Brigham City Regional Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from SLC?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,052 miles (1,693 km, 914 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to SLC?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CID to SLC?
Nonstop service on CID–SLC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City is 1 hour behind Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to SLC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–SLC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to SLC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–SLC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.