The Eastern Iowa Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Cedar Rapids | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Cedar Rapids Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Cedar Rapids / Iowa City | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 869.4 ft / 264.9 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°53′04.9″N 91°42′38.9″W / 41.884694°N 91.710806°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.eiairport.org/ | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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The Eastern Iowa Airport (IATA: CID, ICAO: KCID, FAA LID: CID) is a commercial airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, on Wright Brothers Boulevard on the south edge of town, about two miles west of Interstate 380. CID covers 3,288 acres (1,331 ha).
The airport is served almost entirely by regional jets. American, Delta, and United utilize regional jets, while Allegiant flies MD80s and Frontier flies Airbus 319s. The airport sees five airlines with non-stop flights to twelve cities. The airport has 13 gates; six gates on the upper concourse (C) have jet bridge boarding and Gates B1-B7 are ground level boarding areas.
Arriving passengers have a short walk to the baggage claim area. Several national rental car company counters and a courtesy shuttle counter are in this area.
On July 8, 2016 the airport announced new twice daily service from CID to Charlotte. The service will start November 4, 2016 and will be flown on CRJ-700 aircraft by PSA Airlines on behalf of American Airlines. This will mark the 13th destination out of Cedar Rapids and the newest destination since 2014 when service to Los Angeles was announced.
On June 3, 2010, Runway 9/27 closed for reconstruction, reopening on September 23. A temporary runway had been set up parallel to the closed runway. Beginning July 3, 2010, and lasting for 4 weeks, Runway 13/31 was also closed as they rebuilt the intersection with Runway 9/27. [1]
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