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IOW to SDG: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Sanandaj (Sanandaj Airport)
6,512 mi
10,480 km · 5,659 nm
13h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,512 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- SDG — Sanandaj Airport · Sanandaj, Iran
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 SDG
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport63 mi away
- HDM · Hamadan Airport91 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport98 mi away
- IIL · Ilam Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from SDG?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Sanandaj (SDG) is 6,512 miles (10,480 km, 5,659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to SDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 14m 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 Sanandaj?
Sanandaj is 8.5 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to SDG?
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