Direct Flights from Mesa to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids · Iowa
Nonstop service from AZA to CID on Allegiant. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
18 cities have a nonstop to Cedar Rapids, Mesa among them.
How long to go to Cedar Rapids for, from Mesa
3h in the air, 1,238 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
About Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids is a city in Eastern Iowa. In 2016, it was the second largest city in Iowa by population and is home to about 137,000 residents. Largely known as an industrial, working class city, Cedar Rapids has begun to grow and expand employment opportunities in the service sector, attracting new residents to the area. While out of the way of most major travel routes and destinations, a stop in Cedar Rapids may uncover a great taste of the Midwest. Typical Iowa hospitality is not lost here.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Cedar Rapids
- The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and burial place of Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929–1933), located on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover N…
- The University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art is a visual arts institution that is part of the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
- The Herbert Hoover National Historic Site is a unit of the National Park System in West Branch, Iowa, United States.
- Cedar Rock State Park is a state park in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States, preserving the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Lowell Walter Residence, also known as Cedar Rock.
- The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is a museum in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. The museum is privately owned and was established in 1905.
- The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) is a museum and library of Czech and Slovak history and culture located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the United States.
- The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI), nestled along the Cedar River near downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States, has been carrying out its mission “To preserve, publicize, and educate the public on the African…
- Wapsipinicon State Park is located south of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. The 394-acre (159 ha) park is along the sandstone and limestone bluffs of the Wapsipinicon River, from which it derives its name.
- Lenox College was a college in Hopkinton, Iowa that operated from 1859 until its closure in 1944. The institution was initially known as Bowen Collegiate Institute.
- The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa.
- The historic Abbe Creek School is a one-room schoolhouse museum located one mile west of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, on E48. It is believed to be the oldest standing one room brick schoolhouse in Iowa.
- The Louise Noun-Mary Louise Smith Iowa Women's Archives is located on the third floor of the Main Library in the University of Iowa Libraries system in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids weather, compared with Mesa
26° cooler than Mesa on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Cedar Rapids 28°F · Mesa 65°F · 37° colder
- April
- Cedar Rapids 60°F · Mesa 84°F · 23° colder
- July
- Cedar Rapids 83°F · Mesa 104°F · 21° colder
- October
- Cedar Rapids 62°F · Mesa 88°F · 26° colder
January bottoms out near 28°F — a real coat, not a layer. Cedar Rapids also swings harder through the year than Mesa does — 55° between its coldest and warmest months against 39°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Cedar Rapids
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Cedar Rapids is April–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Cedar Rapids rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, and Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Mesa to Cedar Rapids?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Mesa (AZA) to Cedar Rapids (CID) on Allegiant.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Mesa to Cedar Rapids?
- Allegiant flies nonstop between Mesa (AZA) and Cedar Rapids (CID).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Mesa to Cedar Rapids?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Mesa to Cedar Rapids.
- How far is Cedar Rapids from Mesa?
- Cedar Rapids is about 1,238 miles from Mesa by air.
- What is there to do in Cedar Rapids?
- Popular things to do include Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Cedar Rock State Park, and more.
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