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IOW to ORD: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Chicago (Chicago O'Hare International Airport)
189 mi
304 km · 164 nm
58m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
189 miles nonstop takes roughly 58m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ORD — Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago, 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 ORD
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport9 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport17 mi away
- DPA · Dupage Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from ORD?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Chicago (ORD) is 189 miles (304 km, 164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to ORD?
A nonstop flight takes about 58m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from IOW to ORD?
Nonstop service on IOW–ORD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 58m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to ORD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IOW–ORD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IOW to ORD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–ORD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.