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IOW to MOB: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport)
778 mi
1,253 km · 676 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
778 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from MOB?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Mobile (MOB) is 778 miles (1,253 km, 676 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to MOB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 cheapest way to fly from IOW to MOB?
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