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CID to SMD: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Fort Wayne IN (Smith Field)
343 mi
552 km · 298 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
343 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- SMD — Smith Field · Fort Wayne IN, 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 SMD
- FWA · Fort Wayne International Airport12 mi away
- ANQ · Tri State Steuben County Airport34 mi away
- EKI · Elkhart Municipal Airport59 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from SMD?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Fort Wayne IN (SMD) is 343 miles (552 km, 298 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to SMD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 SMD?
Nonstop service on CID–SMD 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 1h 22m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Fort Wayne IN?
Fort Wayne IN is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to SMD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–SMD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to SMD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–SMD 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.