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IOW to AUS: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Austin (Austin Bergstrom International Airport)
861 mi
1,386 km · 748 nm
2h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
861 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 20m 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
- AUS — Austin Bergstrom International Airport · Austin, 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 AUS
- RND · Randolph Air Force Base59 mi away
- GRK · Robert Gray Army Air Field Airport61 mi away
- HLR · Hood Army Air Field65 mi away
- SAT · San Antonio International Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from AUS?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Austin (AUS) is 861 miles (1,386 km, 748 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to AUS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 20m 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 IOW to AUS?
Nonstop service on IOW–AUS 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 2h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to AUS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IOW–AUS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IOW to AUS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–AUS 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.