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IOW to SDY: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Sidney (Sidney - Richland Regional Airport)
748 mi
1,204 km · 650 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
748 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- SDY — Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney, 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 SDY
- ISN · Sloulin Field International Airport41 mi away
- GDV · Dawson Community Airport49 mi away
- OLF · L M Clayton Airport69 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from SDY?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Sidney (SDY) is 748 miles (1,204 km, 650 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to SDY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 SDY?
Nonstop service on IOW–SDY 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 2h 6m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Iowa City and Sidney?
Sidney is 1 hour behind Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to SDY?
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Why are some IOW to SDY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–SDY 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.