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LYU to CID: distance & flight time
Ely (Ely Municipal Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
410 mi
661 km · 357 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
410 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 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 LYU from CID?
The flight distance from Ely (LYU) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 410 miles (661 km, 357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYU to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 LYU to CID?
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