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ALN to IOW: distance & flight time
Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
206 mi
331 km · 179 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
206 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Near IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALN from IOW?
The flight distance from Alton/St Louis (ALN) to Iowa City (IOW) is 206 miles (331 km, 179 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALN to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALN to IOW?
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