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CID to YNS: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Nemiscau (Nemiscau Airport)
997 mi
1,605 km · 867 nm
2h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
997 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 38m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YNS — Nemiscau Airport · Nemiscau, 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 YNS
- ZEM · Eastmain River Airport108 mi away
- YKQ · Waskaganish Airport114 mi away
- YNC · Wemindji Airport146 mi away
- YGL · La Grande Rivière Airport149 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from YNS?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Nemiscau (YNS) is 997 miles (1,605 km, 867 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to YNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 38m 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 YNS?
Nonstop service on CID–YNS 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 38m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Cedar Rapids and Nemiscau?
Nemiscau is 1 hour ahead of Cedar Rapids.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to YNS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CID–YNS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CID to YNS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CID–YNS 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.