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ECV to IOW: distance & flight time
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
4,359 mi
7,015 km · 3,788 nm
9h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,359 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 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 ECV from IOW?
The flight distance from Madrid (ECV) to Iowa City (IOW) is 4,359 miles (7,015 km, 3,788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECV to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 1m 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 ECV to IOW?
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