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IOW to YMX: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Montreal (Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport)
916 mi
1,475 km · 796 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
916 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- YMX — Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport · Montreal, 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 YMX
- YUL · Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport20 mi away
- YHU · Montréal / Saint-Hubert Airport32 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport45 mi away
- YCC · Cornwall Regional Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from YMX?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Montreal (YMX) is 916 miles (1,475 km, 796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to YMX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 YMX?
Nonstop service on IOW–YMX 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 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Iowa City and Montreal?
Montreal is 1 hour ahead of Iowa City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOW to YMX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IOW–YMX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IOW to YMX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IOW–YMX 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.