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MEM to IOW: distance & flight time
Memphis (Memphis International Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
464 mi
746 km · 403 nm
1h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 28m 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
- MEM — Memphis International Airport · Memphis, United States
- 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 MEM
- OLV · Olive Branch Airport12 mi away
- NQA · Millington-Memphis Airport23 mi away
- UTM · Tunica Municipal Airport33 mi away
- UOX · University Oxford Airport52 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 MEM from IOW?
The flight distance from Memphis (MEM) to Iowa City (IOW) is 464 miles (746 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEM to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 MEM to IOW?
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