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LNK to CID: distance & flight time
Lincoln (Lincoln Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
271 mi
437 km · 236 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
271 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m 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
- LNK — Lincoln Airport · Lincoln, 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 LNK
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport43 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base48 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield55 mi away
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport59 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 LNK from CID?
The flight distance from Lincoln (LNK) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 271 miles (437 km, 236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LNK to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 LNK to CID?
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