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LDM to CID: distance & flight time
Ludington (Mason County Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
304 mi
490 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
304 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- LDM — Mason County Airport · Ludington, 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 LDM
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport23 mi away
- MKG · Muskegon County Airport55 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport68 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport73 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 LDM from CID?
The flight distance from Ludington (LDM) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 304 miles (490 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDM to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 LDM to CID?
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