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OZR to IOW: distance & flight time
Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
786 mi
1,264 km · 683 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
786 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, 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 OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 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 OZR from IOW?
The flight distance from Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) to Iowa City (IOW) is 786 miles (1,264 km, 683 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OZR to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 OZR to IOW?
Nonstop service on OZR–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 2h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OZR to IOW?
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Why are some OZR to IOW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain OZR–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.