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OMA to IOW: distance & flight time
Omaha (Eppley Airfield) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
226 mi
364 km · 197 nm
1h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
226 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 4m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- OMA — Eppley Airfield · Omaha, 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 OMA
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport8 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base13 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport34 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport55 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 OMA from IOW?
The flight distance from Omaha (OMA) to Iowa City (IOW) is 226 miles (364 km, 197 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OMA to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 4m 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 OMA to IOW?
Nonstop service on OMA–IOW 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 1h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OMA to IOW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OMA–IOW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some OMA to IOW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OMA–IOW 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.