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IOW to ZBO: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Bowen (Bowen Airport)
8,673 mi
13,958 km · 7,537 nm
17h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,673 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 28m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- ZBO — Bowen Airport · Bowen, Australia
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 ZBO
- WSY · Whitsunday Island Airport39 mi away
- JHQ · Shute Harbour Airport39 mi away
- PPP · Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport40 mi away
- HTI · Hamilton Island Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from ZBO?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Bowen (ZBO) is 8,673 miles (13,958 km, 7,537 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to ZBO?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 28m 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 ZBO?
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