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ELD to CID: distance & flight time
El Dorado (South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
602 mi
968 km · 523 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
602 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ELD — South Arkansas Regional At Goodwin Field · El Dorado, United States
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ELD
- MLU · Monroe Regional Airport67 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base70 mi away
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport72 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELD from CID?
The flight distance from El Dorado (ELD) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 602 miles (968 km, 523 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELD to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 ELD to CID?
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