# The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID / KCID)

**The Eastern Iowa Airport** (IATA: CID, ICAO: KCID) is a medium airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,600 ft (2,621 m). In 2025 it handled 1.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcid

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CID / KCID
- FAA: CID
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 869 ft / 265 m
- Coordinates: 41.8847, -91.7108
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,600 ft / 2,621 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 1,604,009 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.eiairport.org
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Iowa_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431066
- Weather station: KCID · WMO 72545
- Ident: KCID

## Timeline

- 1944: The Eastern Iowa Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 8,600 ft / 2,621 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 091° / 271° | yes |
| 13/31 | 6,200 ft / 1,890 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00250AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,132,991 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,109,281 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,091,656 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,150,907 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,209,240 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,346,460 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 623,781 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,063,333 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,225,899 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,383,339 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,524,030 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,604,009 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

21 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 196 mi / 315 km · American Eagle, United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 686 mi / 1,104 km · American Eagle
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 691 mi / 1,112 km · United Airlines
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 799 mi / 1,286 km · American Eagle
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,079 mi / 1,737 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,091 mi / 1,756 km · Allegiant Air
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,127 mi / 1,813 km · Allegiant Air
- [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,171 mi / 1,885 km · Allegiant Air
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,238 mi / 1,992 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,250 mi / 2,011 km · American Eagle
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,275 mi / 2,052 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,316 mi / 2,118 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (3)

- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 481 mi / 774 km · Allegiant Air
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 741 mi / 1,193 km · American Eagle
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,287 mi / 2,072 km · American Eagle

### Cargo (7)

- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 103 mi / 166 km · UPS Airlines
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 136 mi / 219 km · UPS Airlines
- [SPW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kspw.md) Spencer Municipal Airport · United States · 199 mi / 320 km · UPS Airlines
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 238 mi / 383 km · DHL Aviation
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 407 mi / 655 km · UPS Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 419 mi / 674 km · DHL Aviation
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 686 mi / 1,104 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CID, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 8
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 6
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 2

### Cargo (2)

- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 5
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.6M (2025) | #653 of 3,974 | #157 in North America | #111 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,600 ft / 2,621 m | =2,021 of 29,858 | =449 in North America | =333 in US |
| Elevation | 869 ft / 265 m | =20,078 of 43,403 | =9,241 in North America | =7,534 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP (091-269) | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.450 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.700 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| RDO | FORT DODGE RDO | 122.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| A/D | APP/DEP (270-090) | 134.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [ALO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalo.md) Waterloo Regional Airport · 58 mi / 94 km
- [DBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdbq.md) Dubuque Regional Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [OTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kotm.md) Ottumwa Regional Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [MLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmli.md) Quad City International Airport · 69 mi / 111 km
- [BRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbrl.md) Southeast Iowa Regional Airport · 82 mi / 132 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Eastern Iowa Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Iowa_Airport&oldid=1364483737), revision of 16 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcid/data