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IOW to FDH: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Friedrichshafen (Friedrichshafen Airport)
4,612 mi
7,423 km · 4,008 nm
9h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,612 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- FDH — Friedrichshafen Airport · Friedrichshafen, Germany
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 FDH
- ACH · St Gallen Altenrhein Airport13 mi away
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport22 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport40 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from FDH?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 4,612 miles (7,423 km, 4,008 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to FDH?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 31m 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 Friedrichshafen?
Friedrichshafen is 7 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to FDH?
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