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YUA to IOW: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
7,703 mi
12,397 km · 6,694 nm
15h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,703 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 34m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 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 YUA from IOW?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Iowa City (IOW) is 7,703 miles (12,397 km, 6,694 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 34m 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 YUA to IOW?
Nonstop service on YUA–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 15h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YUA to IOW?
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Why are some YUA to IOW fares phone-only?
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