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YAC to IOW: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
697 mi
1,122 km · 606 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
697 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from IOW?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Iowa City (IOW) is 697 miles (1,122 km, 606 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 YAC to IOW?
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