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ZGF to IOW: distance & flight time
Grand Forks (Grand Forks Airport) → Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport)
1,393 mi
2,241 km · 1,210 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,393 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ZGF — Grand Forks Airport · Grand Forks, 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 ZGF
- YZZ · Trail Airport37 mi away
- YCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport41 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport61 mi away
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport78 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 ZGF from IOW?
The flight distance from Grand Forks (ZGF) to Iowa City (IOW) is 1,393 miles (2,241 km, 1,210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ZGF to IOW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 ZGF to IOW?
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