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IOW to KWL: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Guilin (Guilin Liangjiang International Airport)
7,615 mi
12,256 km · 6,618 nm
15h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,615 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 24m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KWL — Guilin Liangjiang International Airport · Guilin, 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 KWL
- LZH · Liuzhou Bailian Airport81 mi away
- HZH · Liping Airport94 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport116 mi away
- LLF · Lingling Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from KWL?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Guilin (KWL) is 7,615 miles (12,256 km, 6,618 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to KWL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 24m 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 Guilin?
Guilin is 13 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to KWL?
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