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IOW to ALB: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
910 mi
1,464 km · 791 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
910 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, 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 ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from ALB?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Albany (ALB) is 910 miles (1,464 km, 791 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 27m 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 Iowa City and Albany?
Albany is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to ALB?
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