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LBB to CID: distance & flight time
Lubbock (Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
791 mi
1,273 km · 687 nm
2h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
791 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 11m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LBB — Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock, 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 LBB
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport89 mi away
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base99 mi away
- CDS · Childress Municipal Airport103 mi away
- HOB · Lea County Regional Airport105 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 LBB from CID?
The flight distance from Lubbock (LBB) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 791 miles (1,273 km, 687 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBB to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 11m 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 LBB to CID?
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