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IOW to AUW: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Wausau (Wausau Downtown Airport)
247 mi
397 km · 214 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
247 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- AUW — Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau, 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 AUW
- CWA · Central Wisconsin Airport10 mi away
- STE · Stevens Point Municipal Airport27 mi away
- MFI · Marshfield Municipal Airport34 mi away
- ISW · Alexander Field South Wood County Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from AUW?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Wausau (AUW) is 247 miles (397 km, 214 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to AUW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 AUW?
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