Iowa City, Iowa

Private charter · GRI → IOW

Grand Island to Iowa City

354 miles, about 2 hr 5 min in a Cirrus SR20. One price for the whole airplane.

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The trip

Grand Island to Iowa City, door to door faster.

Trade about 8 hours on the road for about 2 hr 5 min in the air. Littlebird flies you direct from Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island to Iowa City Municipal Airport in Iowa City, 354 miles in a Cirrus SR20. You get the whole airplane for one price, with every fee and tax shown before you book.

Distance
354 mi
Flight
2 hr 5 min
Driving
8 hours
Passengers
Up to 5
GRIGrand IslandIOWIowa City
GRI → IOW354 miles direct

Flight time by aircraft

  • Cirrus SR20 · up to 3 passengers2 hr 5 min
  • Cirrus Vision Jet · up to 5 passengers1 hr 5 min

Planned times in the air. Your quote shows exact departure and arrival times.

Departing Grand Island

Airports in Grand Island

  • GRI

    Commercial airport

    Central Nebraska Regional Airport

    Grand Island · KGRI

    From downtown
    4 mi
    Longest runway
    7,002 ft

  • KAUH

    Regional airport

    Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field

    Aurora

    From downtown
    19 mi
    Longest runway
    4,301 ft

  • HSI

    Regional airport

    Hastings Municipal Airport

    Hastings · KHSI

    From downtown
    22 mi
    Longest runway
    6,451 ft

  • K08K

    Regional airport

    Harvard State Airport

    Harvard

    From downtown
    24 mi
    Longest runway
    3,745 ft

Arriving Iowa City

Airports in Iowa City

  • IOW

    Regional airport

    Iowa City Municipal Airport

    Iowa City · KIOW

    From downtown
    3 mi
    Longest runway
    5,002 ft

  • CID

    Commercial airport

    The Eastern Iowa Airport

    Cedar Rapids · KCID

    From downtown
    21 mi
    Longest runway
    0 ft

  • MUT

    Regional airport

    Muscatine Municipal Airport

    Muscatine · KMUT

    From downtown
    25 mi
    Longest runway
    5,500 ft

  • KAWG

    Regional airport

    Washington Municipal Airport

    Washington

    From downtown
    26 mi
    Longest runway
    4,000 ft

  • K8C4

    Regional airport

    Mathews 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 03

    Prairie Lights

    This celebrated independent bookstore downtown has hosted readings by generations of writers, many tied to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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Questions

Grand Island to Iowa City flights

How long is a private flight from Grand Island to Iowa City?

About 2 hr 5 min in a Cirrus SR20, for 354 miles direct. Driving the same trip takes about 8 hours.

Which airports do flights from Grand Island to Iowa City use?

You can depart from Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field (KAUH), or Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) 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 Grand Island 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 Grand Island and Iowa City?

Yes. Choose round trip when you search, and pick your return date and time. Flights from Iowa City back to Grand Island are priced the same way.

Return flight

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