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SUX to IAB: distance & flight time
Sioux City (Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field) → Wichita (Mc Connell Air Force Base)
334 mi
537 km · 290 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
334 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SUX — Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field · Sioux City, United States
- IAB — Mc Connell Air Force Base · Wichita, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SUX
- OFK · Karl Stefan Memorial Airport61 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport62 mi away
- FET · Fremont Municipal Airport66 mi away
- OMA · Eppley Airfield80 mi away
Near IAB
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport6 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport9 mi away
- EWK · Newton City-County Airport30 mi away
- WLD · Strother Field34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SUX from IAB?
The flight distance from Sioux City (SUX) to Wichita (IAB) is 334 miles (537 km, 290 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUX to IAB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 SUX to IAB?
Nonstop service on SUX–IAB 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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUX to IAB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SUX–IAB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SUX to IAB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SUX–IAB 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.