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IOW to MBS: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Saginaw (MBS International Airport)
402 mi
646 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- MBS — MBS International Airport · Saginaw, United States
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 MBS
- AMN · Gratiot Community Airport34 mi away
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport36 mi away
- FNT · Bishop International Airport43 mi away
- LAN · Capital City Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from MBS?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Saginaw (MBS) is 402 miles (646 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to MBS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 Saginaw?
Saginaw is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to MBS?
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