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FFT to IOW: distance & flight time
Frankfort (Capital City Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
425 mi
684 km · 369 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
425 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FFT — Capital City Airport · Frankfort, 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 FFT
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport19 mi away
- LOU · Bowman Field41 mi away
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field45 mi away
- CVG · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport61 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 FFT from IOW?
The flight distance from Frankfort (FFT) to Iowa City (IOW) is 425 miles (684 km, 369 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FFT to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 Frankfort and Iowa City?
Iowa City is 1 hour behind Frankfort.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FFT to IOW?
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