Private charter · CMI → IOW
Champaign to Iowa City
204 miles, about 1 hr 10 min in a Cirrus SR20. One price for the whole airplane.
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The trip
Champaign to Iowa City, door to door faster.
Trade about 4½ hours on the road for about 1 hr 10 min in the air. Littlebird flies you direct from University of Illinois Willard Airport in Champaign to Iowa City Municipal Airport in Iowa City, 204 miles in a Cirrus SR20. You get the whole airplane for one price, with every fee and tax shown before you book.
- Distance
- 204 mi
- Flight
- 1 hr 10 min
- Driving
- 4½ hours
- Passengers
- Up to 5
Flight time by aircraft
- Cirrus SR20 · up to 3 passengers1 hr 10 min
- Cirrus Vision Jet · up to 5 passengers40 min
Planned times in the air. Your quote shows exact departure and arrival times.
Departing Champaign
Airports in Champaign
CMI
Commercial airportUniversity of Illinois Willard Airport
Savoy · KCMI
- From downtown
- 6 mi
- Longest runway
- 8,101 ft
KTIP
Regional airportRantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field
Rantoul
- From downtown
- 13 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
KC16
Regional airportFrasca Field
Urbana
- From downtown
- 3 mi
- Longest runway
- 4,001 ft
K1C1
Regional airportPaxton Airport
Paxton
- From downtown
- 24 mi
- Longest runway
- 3,409 ft
Arriving Iowa City
Airports in Iowa City
IOW
Regional airportIowa City Municipal Airport
Iowa City · KIOW
- From downtown
- 3 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,002 ft
CID
Commercial airportThe Eastern Iowa Airport
Cedar Rapids · KCID
- From downtown
- 21 mi
- Longest runway
- 0 ft
MUT
Regional airportMuscatine Municipal Airport
Muscatine · KMUT
- From downtown
- 25 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
KAWG
Regional airportWashington Municipal Airport
Washington
- From downtown
- 26 mi
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
K8C4
Regional airportMathews Memorial Airport
Tipton
- From downtown
- 20 mi
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
When you land
Things to do in Iowa City
Iowa City is home to the University of Iowa, whose campus, research programs and academic medical center dominate the local economy. University of Iowa Health Care is one of the largest teaching hospital systems in the country and draws patients and physicians from across the Midwest. The university is also famous for the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, which helped earn the city its designation as a UNESCO City of Literature, and its downtown of bookstores, cafés and restaurants surrounds the Old Capitol, the state’s first capitol building.
- 01
Old Capitol Museum
Iowa’s first state capitol, a Greek Revival building with a gold-leaf dome at the center of campus, is now a museum with restored legislative chambers.
- 02
Kinnick Stadium
Home of Hawkeye football, the stadium is known for the Iowa Wave, when fans turn to wave at patients watching from the children’s hospital next door.
- 03
Prairie Lights
This celebrated independent bookstore downtown has hosted readings by generations of writers, many tied to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
- 04
Stanley Museum of Art
The university’s art museum is known for its African art collection and for Jackson Pollock’s large painting Mural, shown in its modern building near the Iowa River.
- 05
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
In nearby West Branch, the site includes the cottage where Hoover was born, his presidential library and museum and the graves of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover.
- 06
Amana Colonies
About 20 miles west, seven historic villages founded by German Pietists offer family-style restaurants, furniture and woolen shops, wineries and a brewery.
Questions
Champaign to Iowa City flights
How long is a private flight from Champaign to Iowa City?
About 1 hr 10 min in a Cirrus SR20, for 204 miles direct. Driving the same trip takes about 4½ hours.
Which airports do flights from Champaign to Iowa City use?
You can depart from University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field (KTIP), or Frasca Field (KC16) and arrive at Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), or Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT). Pick whichever is closest to where you're starting and where you're headed.
How much does a private charter from Champaign to Iowa City cost?
The price depends on the date, departure time, aircraft and where the airplane is positioned. Enter your trip above to see an instant price for the whole airplane, with every tax and fee included.
Can I book a round trip between Champaign and Iowa City?
Yes. Choose round trip when you search, and pick your return date and time. Flights from Iowa City back to Champaign are priced the same way.
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