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IOW to SCE: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport)
713 mi
1,147 km · 620 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
713 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from SCE?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to State College Pennsylvania (SCE) is 713 miles (1,147 km, 620 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to SCE?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 State College Pennsylvania?
State College Pennsylvania is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to SCE?
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