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YOS to IOW: distance & flight time
Owen Sound (Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
577 mi
928 km · 501 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
577 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YOS — Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport · Owen Sound, 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 YOS
- YVV · Wiarton Airport17 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport87 mi away
- YLK · Barrie-Orillia (Lake Simcoe Regional Airport)64 mi away
- YPD · Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport67 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 YOS from IOW?
The flight distance from Owen Sound (YOS) to Iowa City (IOW) is 577 miles (928 km, 501 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOS to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m 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 YOS to IOW?
Nonstop service on YOS–IOW 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 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOS to IOW?
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