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IOW to YAG: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport)
493 mi
794 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from YAG?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Fort Frances (YAG) is 493 miles (794 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to YAG?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 cheapest way to fly from IOW to YAG?
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