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IOW to YIW: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Yiwu (Yiwu Airport)
7,135 mi
11,482 km · 6,200 nm
14h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,135 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 27m 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
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, 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 YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from YIW?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Yiwu (YIW) is 7,135 miles (11,482 km, 6,200 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to YIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 27m 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 Yiwu?
Yiwu is 13 hours ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to YIW?
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