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SSC to IOW: distance & flight time
Sumter (Shaw Air Force Base) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
803 mi
1,292 km · 697 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
803 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SSC — Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter, 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 SSC
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base19 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field22 mi away
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport30 mi away
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport36 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 SSC from IOW?
The flight distance from Sumter (SSC) to Iowa City (IOW) is 803 miles (1,292 km, 697 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SSC to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Sumter and Iowa City?
Iowa City is 1 hour behind Sumter.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SSC to IOW?
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