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YQT to CID: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport)
463 mi
745 km · 402 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
463 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from CID?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Cedar Rapids (CID) is 463 miles (745 km, 402 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to CID?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 28m 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 Thunder Bay and Cedar Rapids?
Cedar Rapids is 1 hour behind Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to CID?
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