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CID to STK: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport)
606 mi
975 km · 527 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
606 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from STK?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Sterling (STK) is 606 miles (975 km, 527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to STK?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 time difference between Cedar Rapids and Sterling?
Sterling is 1 hour behind Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to STK?
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