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CID to YLJ: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport)
1,143 mi
1,839 km · 993 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,143 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake, Canada
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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from YLJ?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Meadow Lake (YLJ) is 1,143 miles (1,839 km, 993 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to YLJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m 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 YLJ?
Nonstop service on CID–YLJ 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 2h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Meadow Lake?
Meadow Lake is 1 hour behind Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to YLJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–YLJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to YLJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–YLJ 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.