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MOB to CID: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
797 mi
1,283 km · 693 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
797 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 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 MOB from CID?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 797 miles (1,283 km, 693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 MOB to CID?
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