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FCS to CID: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
722 mi
1,161 km · 627 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
722 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 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 FCS from CID?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 722 miles (1,161 km, 627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 Fort Carson and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to CID?
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