The Eastern Iowa Airport Guide
The Eastern Iowa Airport is the main commercial airport for eastern Iowa. It sits on Wright Brothers Boulevard in southern Cedar Rapids, about two miles west of Interstate 380, and also serves Iowa City and the wider Corridor region. It is owned by the City of Cedar Rapids and run by the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission. It has carried its current name, The Eastern Iowa Airport, since 1997.
The airport handled 1,633,266 passengers in 2025, an 8.2 percent rise on the year before and a record, along with 11,163 aircraft landings. Allegiant, American, Delta, Frontier and United all fly scheduled service, mostly to hub airports and leisure destinations. DHL, FedEx and UPS also operate cargo flights.
Two runways handle the traffic: runway 9/27 is 8,600 feet long and runway 13/31 is 6,200 feet. The current terminal was dedicated in 1986 and has since been expanded. A single upper concourse holds the jet-bridge gates.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 1.6M passengers (2025)2 runways
- Location
- 41.885, -91.711
- Operator
- City of Cedar Rapids, operated by the Cedar Rapids Airport Commission
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalThe Eastern Iowa Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 5 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger TerminalDomestic
Allegiant, American Eagle, Delta Connection, Frontier, United Express
Nearby cities
3 citiesThe Eastern Iowa Airport is closest to Cedar Rapids (14 km north), and also serves Marion, Iowa City and other nearby areas. With 3 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Cedar Rapids14 km north
- Marion22 km northeast
- Iowa City37 km southeast
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