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JIC to IOW: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
6,828 mi
10,989 km · 5,934 nm
13h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,828 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 51m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is JIC from IOW?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Iowa City (IOW) is 6,828 miles (10,989 km, 5,934 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 51m 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 JIC to IOW?
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