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IOW to XMN: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Xiamen (Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport)
7,486 mi
12,047 km · 6,505 nm
15h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- XMN — Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport · Xiamen, China
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 XMN
- KNH · Kinmen Airport17 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport34 mi away
- MZG · Makung Airport116 mi away
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from XMN?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Xiamen (XMN) is 7,486 miles (12,047 km, 6,505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to XMN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 9m 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 Xiamen?
Xiamen is 13 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to XMN?
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