IDPH Advises CID no Additional Precautions Necessary
March 9, 2020 Cedar Rapids/Iowa City – Gov. Kim Reynolds held a news conference Sunday to announce the state’s first three presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus.) The three Johnson County residents tested positive for the virus after returning March 3 from a cruise that traveled through Egypt, Gov....
CID Breaks Passenger Record
For the third consecutive year, the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) has broken its annual passenger record with more than 1.3 million people choosing to fly CID in 2019. That number is 11.4 percent more than the previous annual passenger record set in 2018. The airport had 672,468 enplaned passengers (those...
CID Launches Wings2Water
Wings2Water, a fundraising platform for water quality projects in Linn and Johnson Counties, officially launched today providing a way for anyone to help contribute to regional water quality improvement projects. Wings2Water, initiated by the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), has a mission to support projects that help reduce Iowa’s runoff and...
CID and UPS Partner on Construction of New Cargo Facility
The Eastern Iowa Airport’s (CID) ongoing efforts to enhance its cargo operation has been boosted by a new agreement with UPS(NYSE: UPS), as the global logistics company will lease a new 40,000 square-foot facility at CID. Officials from UPS, the airport, City of Cedar Rapids and others held a groundbreaking...
American Airlines to start PHX service; May is another record-breaker for CID
Cedar Rapids/Iowa City – It is going to be even easier to get to the Valley of the Sun – and points West – with American Airlines new seasonal nonstop service to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Daily flights begin Dec. 18 and will be on a two-class, 70-plus seat...
Flights Added to CID Summer Schedule
Summer travel is just around the corner and the five airlines that serve the Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) have increased the number of seats and flight options for several markets. Marty Lenss, CID director, says the airport’s capacity – the number of seats available – is up 5 percent for...
