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MGY to CID: distance & flight time
Dayton (Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
423 mi
680 km · 367 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
423 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MGY — Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport · Dayton, 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 MGY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base19 mi away
- DAY · James M Cox Dayton International Airport22 mi away
- HAO · Butler Co Regional Airport - Hogan Field22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark26 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 MGY from CID?
The flight distance from Dayton (MGY) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 423 miles (680 km, 367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MGY to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 time difference between Dayton and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour behind Dayton.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MGY to CID?
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