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TOP to CID: distance & flight time
Topeka (Philip Billard Municipal Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
283 mi
455 km · 246 nm
1h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
283 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- TOP — Philip Billard Municipal Airport · Topeka, 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 TOP
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field8 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport22 mi away
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field43 mi away
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport43 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 TOP from CID?
The flight distance from Topeka (TOP) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 283 miles (455 km, 246 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TOP to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 13m 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 TOP to CID?
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