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CID to SQA: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Santa Ynez (Santa Ynez Airport)
1,611 mi
2,592 km · 1,400 nm
3h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,611 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 37m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SQA — Santa Ynez Airport · Santa Ynez, 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 SQA
- SBA · Santa Barbara Municipal Airport18 mi away
- LPC · Lompoc Airport23 mi away
- VBG · Vandenberg Air Force Base30 mi away
- SMX · Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from SQA?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Santa Ynez (SQA) is 1,611 miles (2,592 km, 1,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to SQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 37m 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 SQA?
Nonstop service on CID–SQA 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 3h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to SQA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–SQA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to SQA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–SQA 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.