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BJI to IOW: distance & flight time
Bemidji (Bemidji Regional Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
438 mi
706 km · 381 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
438 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BJI — Bemidji Regional Airport · Bemidji, 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 BJI
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 BJI from IOW?
The flight distance from Bemidji (BJI) to Iowa City (IOW) is 438 miles (706 km, 381 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJI to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 BJI to IOW?
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