Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GRI to CID: distance & flight time
Grand Island (Central Nebraska Regional Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
348 mi
559 km · 302 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
See live GRI→CID fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
348 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- GRI — Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GRI
- HDE · Brewster Field65 mi away
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field78 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport81 mi away
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport84 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 GRI from CID?
The flight distance from Grand Island (GRI) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 348 miles (559 km, 302 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRI to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 GRI to CID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRI–CID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.