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RSL to IOW: distance & flight time
Russell (Russell Municipal Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
428 mi
689 km · 372 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
428 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 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 RSL from IOW?
The flight distance from Russell (RSL) to Iowa City (IOW) is 428 miles (689 km, 372 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RSL to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 RSL to IOW?
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