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IOW to DET: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport)
441 mi
710 km · 383 nm
1h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
441 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 26m 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from DET?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Detroit (DET) is 441 miles (710 km, 383 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to DET?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 26m 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 time difference between Iowa City and Detroit?
Detroit is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to DET?
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