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RBL to CID: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
1,588 mi
2,556 km · 1,380 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,588 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from CID?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 1,588 miles (2,556 km, 1,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 Red Bluff and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 2 hours ahead of Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to CID?
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