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IOW to BIS: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport)
577 mi
928 km · 501 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
577 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from BIS?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Bismarck (BIS) is 577 miles (928 km, 501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to BIS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 BIS?
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