| The Eastern Iowa Airport |
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| IATA: CID – ICAO: KCID
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Cedar Rapids Airport Commission | ||
| Location | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 869 ft / 264.9 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 8,601 | 2,622 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 13/31 | 6,200 | 1,890 | Asphalt/Concrete |
The Eastern Iowa Airport (IATA: CID, ICAO: KCID) is a commercial airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States. The airport serves Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and other communities in eastern Iowa. It is located along Wright Brothers Boulevard on the southern edge of Cedar Rapids, about two miles (3.2 kilometers) west of Interstate 380.
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This airport is served almost entirely by regional jets. MD-80 jet service is provided by Allegiant Air; American, Delta and United use all regional jets to their hubs from the Eastern Iowa Airport. The airport is served by five airlines with non-stop flights to eleven destinations. The airport is mid-sized, with 13 gates; Six gates on the upper concourse (C) are equipped with jet bridge boarding and Gates B1-B7 are ground level boarding areas.
In the pre-security area, there is the Sam Adams Brewhouse with a full-service menu or grab-n-go items including Pizza Hut Express. There is also a gift shop, and a locally-owned coffee shop, Blue Strawberry located with the Corridor Concierge, also referred to as the information center where visitors can ask questions about the airport or receive tourist-related information. A small exhibit on the airport's history is also near check-in.
Usually, the longest a passenger has to wait in the security line is five minutes. However, at busier times of the year like the holidays and spring break, as well as the early morning bank of flights outbound to the hubs between 5-8 AM, lines can be longer. Upstairs on the concourse, or past the security checkpoint, is the Millstream Brewhaus, which features beer made at the Millstream Brewery in the Amana Colonies. Cedar Landing News & Coffee is located on the concourse where gifts, coffee, and other items are sold.
For arriving passengers, this airport's small size provides a short walk to the baggage claim area. Also, there are several national rental car company counters, and a courtesy shuttle counter in this area.
On 25 August 2009, The Eastern Iowa Airport reduced its number of destinations to nine. Delta ended all regularly scheduled service to Atlanta and Cincinnati on 18 August 2009. Service is now routed through its Detroit and Minneapolis hubs; however, Delta announced April 25, 2011 that service will return to Atlanta on August 16, 2011, and beginning next summer, 2012, Delta will have 3 daily flights to Atlanta . Delta will also serve Memphis from June 9 through August 15, 2011. Meanwhile, the airport's St. Louis service ended after 52 years when American stopped flying between the two cities on 25 August 2009.[1]
On 3 June 2010, The Eastern Iowa Airport closed Runway 9/27 for reconstruction. The closure lasted until 23 September 2010 when the runway reopened. A temporary runway had been set up parallel to the closed runway. Beginning 3 July 2010 and lasting for 4 weeks, Runway 13/31 was also closed as they reconstructed the intersection with Runway 9/27. [2]
Cedar Rapids' first airport was Hunter Field, a private airport established by Dan Hunter in the 1920s. It was located along Bowling Street SW north of U.S. Highway 30. The airport was originally used for private charter service, pilot training, and airmail, but it was inoperable during bad weather. This led to the need for a new airport.
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport was completed with military funding in 1944 but was not officially dedicated until April 27, 1947. The Cedar Rapids Parks Department operated the airport until a new Airport Commission was established in 1945; Donald Hines, who led the effort to build the airport, was the commission's director until he retired in 1973 (he died in 1975). Scheduled east-west passenger service from United Airlines began in 1947, and north-south passenger service from Ozark Airlines began in 1957. By 1969, the airport handled 31 commercial flights per day and recorded 353,000 passengers a year.
The present terminal was dedicated in 1986 with a ceremony that U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole attended. The Cedar Rapids Airport was renamed The Eastern Iowa Airport in 1997 in order to reflect its status as a regional airport. In 2000 the airport enplaned and deplaned one million passengers for the first time in its history; it set a record in 2005 with 1,004,434 passengers. [3]
Eastern Iowa Airport consists of two passenger concourses: Concourse B with gates B1 - B7, and Concourse C with gates C1 - C6.
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
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| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Orlando-Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, St. Petersburg/Clearwater | B |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago-O'Hare | C |
| AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | C |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta | C |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul | C |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul Seasonal: Memphis |
C |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinetnal | C |
| United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare | C |
| United Express operated by Shuttle America | Chicago-O'Hare | C |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver | C |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Chicago, IL | 188,968 | American, United |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 91,416 | American |
| 3 | Denver, CO | 71,552 | United |
| 4 | Minneapolis, MN | 70,200 | Delta |
| 5 | Detroit, MI | 59,800 | Delta |
| 6 | Houston, TX | 33,800 | United |
| 7 | Mesa, AZ | 24,000 | Allegiant |
| 8 | Las Vegas, NV | 20,400 | Allegiant |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | 18,200 | Delta |
| 10 | Orlando, FL | 14,400 | Allegiant |
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Ameriflight | Cincinnati, Omaha |
| Cap City | Davenport, St. Paul Downtown |
| Central Airlines | Minneapolis Flying Cloud, Kansas City Downtown |
| FedEx Express | Des Moines, Indianapolis, Memphis, Madison |
| Planemaster | Spencer |
| UPS | Des Moines, Louisville, Rockford |
July 11, 1975. Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I took off from cedar rapids to Dallas-Addison Airport in Dallas, Texas. The aircraft encountered heavy rain on short final, and attempted a go around. The plane crashed on the runway on its second attempt to land. Probable cause was wind shear or sudden windshift. All Occupants survived.