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IOW to LZO: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Luzhou (Luzhou Airport)
7,448 mi
11,986 km · 6,472 nm
15h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,448 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 4m 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
- LZO — Luzhou Airport · Luzhou, 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 LZO
- YBP · Yibin Caiba Airport51 mi away
- WMT · Zunyi Maotai Airport92 mi away
- CKG · Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport96 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport110 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from LZO?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Luzhou (LZO) is 7,448 miles (11,986 km, 6,472 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to LZO?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 4m 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 Luzhou?
Luzhou is 13 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to LZO?
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