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IOW to OWB: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Owensboro (Owensboro Daviess County Airport)
356 mi
573 km · 309 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
356 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- OWB — Owensboro Daviess County Airport · Owensboro, 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 OWB
- EVV · Evansville Regional Airport29 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field66 mi away
- BWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport67 mi away
- HOP · Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) Air Field76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from OWB?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Owensboro (OWB) is 356 miles (573 km, 309 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to OWB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 OWB?
Nonstop service on IOW–OWB 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 1h 24m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to OWB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IOW–OWB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IOW to OWB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–OWB 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.