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IRK to CDS: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
578 mi
930 km · 502 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
578 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from CDS?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Childress (CDS) is 578 miles (930 km, 502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 IRK to CDS?
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