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YAC to CID: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
680 mi
1,094 km · 591 nm
1h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
680 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 57m 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from CID?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 680 miles (1,094 km, 591 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 57m 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 YAC to CID?
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