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MSP to CID: distance & flight time
Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
221 mi
355 km · 192 nm
1h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
221 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 3m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 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 MSP from CID?
The flight distance from Minneapolis (MSP) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 221 miles (355 km, 192 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MSP to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 3m 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 MSP to CID?
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