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YAX to IOW: distance & flight time
Angling Lake (Wapekeka Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
848 mi
1,365 km · 737 nm
2h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
848 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 19m 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
- YAX — Wapekeka Airport · Angling 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 YAX
- YTL · Big Trout Lake Airport13 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport44 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport59 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport59 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 YAX from IOW?
The flight distance from Angling Lake (YAX) to Iowa City (IOW) is 848 miles (1,365 km, 737 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAX to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 19m 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 YAX to IOW?
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