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NEW to CID: distance & flight time
New Orleans (Lakefront Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
824 mi
1,325 km · 716 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
824 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- NEW — Lakefront Airport · New Orleans, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near NEW
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 NEW from CID?
The flight distance from New Orleans (NEW) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 824 miles (1,325 km, 716 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NEW to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 NEW to CID?
Nonstop service on NEW–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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NEW to CID?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NEW–CID that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NEW to CID fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NEW–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.