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GRM to IOW: distance & flight time
Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
432 mi
695 km · 375 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
432 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 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 GRM from IOW?
The flight distance from Grand Marais (GRM) to Iowa City (IOW) is 432 miles (695 km, 375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRM to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GRM to IOW?
Nonstop service on GRM–IOW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GRM to IOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GRM–IOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GRM to IOW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GRM–IOW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.