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MDH to CID: distance & flight time
Carbondale/Murphysboro (Southern Illinois Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
312 mi
503 km · 271 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
312 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MDH — Southern Illinois Airport · Carbondale/Murphysboro, 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 MDH
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport13 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport56 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport62 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 MDH from CID?
The flight distance from Carbondale/Murphysboro (MDH) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 312 miles (503 km, 271 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MDH to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m 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 MDH to CID?
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