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IOW to ECV: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
4,359 mi
7,015 km · 3,788 nm
9h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,359 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from ECV?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Madrid (ECV) is 4,359 miles (7,015 km, 3,788 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 1m 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 ECV?
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