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YQK to IOW: distance & flight time
Kenora (Kenora Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
579 mi
932 km · 503 nm
1h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
579 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 44m 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
- YQK — Kenora Airport · Kenora, 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 YQK
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport72 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport74 mi away
- YAG · Fort Frances Municipal Airport89 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport92 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 YQK from IOW?
The flight distance from Kenora (YQK) to Iowa City (IOW) is 579 miles (932 km, 503 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQK to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 44m 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 YQK to IOW?
Nonstop service on YQK–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 44m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQK to IOW?
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Why are some YQK to IOW fares phone-only?
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