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IOW to DAY: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Dayton (James M Cox Dayton International Airport)
402 mi
646 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- DAY — James M Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton, 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 DAY
- FFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base10 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport21 mi away
- MGY · Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport22 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from DAY?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Dayton (DAY) is 402 miles (646 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to DAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 DAY?
Nonstop service on IOW–DAY 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 1h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Iowa City and Dayton?
Dayton is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to DAY?
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Why are some IOW to DAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–DAY 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.