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MTJ to CID: distance & flight time
Montrose CO (Montrose Regional Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
884 mi
1,422 km · 768 nm
2h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
884 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 23m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MTJ — Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose CO, 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 MTJ
- TEX · Telluride Regional Airport38 mi away
- GUC · Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport52 mi away
- GJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport54 mi away
- RIL · Garfield County Regional Airport71 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 MTJ from CID?
The flight distance from Montrose CO (MTJ) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 884 miles (1,422 km, 768 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTJ to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from MTJ to CID?
Nonstop service on MTJ–CID depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Montrose CO and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour ahead of Montrose CO.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MTJ to CID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MTJ–CID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MTJ to CID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MTJ–CID tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.