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FOD to CID: distance & flight time
Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
135 mi
217 km · 117 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
135 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 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 FOD from CID?
The flight distance from Fort Dodge (FOD) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 135 miles (217 km, 117 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FOD to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 FOD to CID?
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