Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GVL to CID: distance & flight time
Gainesville (Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
678 mi
1,091 km · 589 nm
1h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
See live GVL→CID fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
678 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 56m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVL — Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport · Gainesville, 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 GVL
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport56 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field22 mi away
- WDR · Barrow County Airport22 mi away
- AHN · Athens Ben Epps Airport36 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 GVL from CID?
The flight distance from Gainesville (GVL) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 678 miles (1,091 km, 589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVL to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 56m 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 GVL to CID?
Nonstop service on GVL–CID 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 1h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Gainesville and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour behind Gainesville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVL to CID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GVL–CID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GVL to CID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GVL–CID 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.