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IOW to HRB: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Harbin (Taiping Airport)
5,973 mi
9,613 km · 5,191 nm
12h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,973 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- HRB — Taiping Airport · Harbin, 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 HRB
- DQA · Saertu Airport94 mi away
- YSQ · Songyuan Chaganhu Airport95 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from HRB?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Harbin (HRB) is 5,973 miles (9,613 km, 5,191 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to HRB?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 11m 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 Harbin?
Harbin is 13 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to HRB?
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