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IOW to ACT: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Waco (Waco Regional Airport)
761 mi
1,224 km · 661 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
761 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- ACT — Waco Regional Airport · Waco, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACT
- CNW · TSTC Waco Airport9 mi away
- TPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport33 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field43 mi away
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from ACT?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Waco (ACT) is 761 miles (1,224 km, 661 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to ACT?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 IOW to ACT?
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