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YQS to IOW: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
539 mi
868 km · 469 nm
1h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
539 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 38m 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from IOW?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Iowa City (IOW) is 539 miles (868 km, 469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 38m 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 YQS to IOW?
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