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BWI to IOW: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
800 mi
1,287 km · 695 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
800 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, 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 BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 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 BWI from IOW?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Iowa City (IOW) is 800 miles (1,287 km, 695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 time difference between Baltimore and Iowa City?
Iowa City is 1 hour behind Baltimore.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWI to IOW?
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