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CID Breaks September Passenger Record

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City – The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) had a record month in September, breaking the previous September record by more than 10 percent. In September 2023, 118,085 total passengers chose CID for travel. The previous September record was in 2019 with 107,049 passengers. And this September is 22...

Allegiant Announces New Nonstop to FLL from CID

ONE-WAY FARES AS LOW AS $60* Expansion Offers Low-Cost Travel Options Just in Time for Holidays CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. July 11, 2023 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announced a new nonstop route to Florida just in time for the winter holidays. To celebrate, the company is offering one-way fares on...

Inaugural American Airlines Nonstop Flight to Washington, D.C. Today

IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2023 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City – American Airlines and the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) celebrated the inaugural nonstop flight from CID to Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C. with a full flight departing CID Thursday morning. This marked the first nonstop flight from Eastern Iowa’s largest...

Cedar Rapids to Host NGPA: The Worldwide LGBTQ Aviation Community “Wings over Iowa”

The City of Cedar Rapids and the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) will be host to the NGPA: The Worldwide LGBTQ Aviation Community (NGPA) “Wings over Iowa” fly-in event June 3-5, where they will also partner with CRPride to participate in the city’s first Pride parade. NGPA is the largest organization...

“Historic” investment headed to the Eastern Iowa Airport

Today Governor Kim Reynolds announced the plan for distributing $100 million in Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated to the State of Iowa for airport infrastructure. The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids (CID) is eligible for $28.35 million of that funding. “This is on target to be...

Busy Spring Break at CID

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City – Spring break travel at the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) will mean an extra-busy airport over the next few days as airport officials encourage passengers to arrive early. Most area schools and universities have the week of March 14-18 designated as spring break and CID will see...

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