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IOW to BHM: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Birmingham (Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport)
616 mi
992 km · 536 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
616 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BHM — Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham, 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 BHM
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport40 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport48 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport52 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport55 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from BHM?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Birmingham (BHM) is 616 miles (992 km, 536 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to BHM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 BHM?
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