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SFT to IOW: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
4,249 mi
6,839 km · 3,693 nm
8h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,249 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 48m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- 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 SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 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 SFT from IOW?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Iowa City (IOW) is 4,249 miles (6,839 km, 3,693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 48m 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 time difference between Skelleftea and Iowa City?
Iowa City is 7 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to IOW?
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