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IOW to CDE: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Chengde (Chengde Puning Airport)
6,426 mi
10,342 km · 5,584 nm
13h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,426 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 4m 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
- CDE — Chengde Puning Airport · Chengde, China
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 CDE
- CIF · Chifeng Airport88 mi away
- PEK · Beijing Capital International Airport106 mi away
- BPE · Qinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport113 mi away
- SHP · Shanhaiguan Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from CDE?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Chengde (CDE) is 6,426 miles (10,342 km, 5,584 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to CDE?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 4m 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 CDE?
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