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CID to UGN: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Chicago (Waukegan National Airport)
200 mi
322 km · 174 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
200 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- UGN — Waukegan National Airport · Chicago, 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 UGN
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport31 mi away
- ENW · Kenosha Regional Airport12 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport21 mi away
- RAC · John H Batten Airport24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from UGN?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Chicago (UGN) is 200 miles (322 km, 174 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to UGN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from CID to UGN?
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