Cedar Rapids (CID) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 3h 54m
Bearing
258° W
Cedar Rapids (CID) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,547 miles (2,490 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CID–LAX
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop CID–LAX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
200
both directions
Passengers
179
both directions
Load factor
89.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies CID–LAX?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop CID–LAX in April 2026 (1 departures).
- UA
1 departures · 200 seats
Share of departures100.0%89.5%
Load
What plane flies CID–LAX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 100% of CID–LAX departures.
- Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 89.5% load
100.0%
How has CID–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop CID–LAX departures fell from 16 in June 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop CID–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
16 departures · 2,476 passengers
86.0%
Load
July 2025
18 departures · 3,044 passengers
94.0%
Load
August 2025
6 departures · 935 passengers
86.6%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
6 departures · 673 passengers
66.1%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
3 departures · 124 passengers
27.2%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 45 passengers
25.0%
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 179 passengers
89.5%
Load
Nonstop CID–LAX traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Cedar Rapids (CID) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
CID to LAX is 1,547 miles (2,490 km / 1,345 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CID to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,547-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CID–LAX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CID–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,547-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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