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CID to TRI: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → BRISTOL (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport)
622 mi
1,001 km · 541 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
622 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TRI — Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · BRISTOL, 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 TRI
- MRN · Foothills Regional Airport63 mi away
- AVL · Asheville Regional Airport72 mi away
- IKB · Wilkes County Airport75 mi away
- HKY · Hickory Regional Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from TRI?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to BRISTOL (TRI) is 622 miles (1,001 km, 541 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to TRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 BRISTOL?
BRISTOL is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to TRI?
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