Private charter · JLN → IOW
Joplin to Iowa City
348 miles, about 2 hr in a Cirrus SR20. One price for the whole airplane.
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The trip
Joplin to Iowa City, door to door faster.
Trade about 7½ hours on the road for about 2 hr in the air. Littlebird flies you direct from Joplin Regional Airport in Joplin to Iowa City Municipal Airport in Iowa City, 348 miles in a Cirrus SR20. You get the whole airplane for one price, with every fee and tax shown before you book.
- Distance
- 348 mi
- Flight
- 2 hr
- Driving
- 7½ hours
- Passengers
- Up to 5
Flight time by aircraft
- Cirrus SR20 · up to 3 passengers2 hr
- Cirrus Vision Jet · up to 5 passengers1 hr 5 min
Planned times in the air. Your quote shows exact departure and arrival times.
Departing Joplin
Airports in Joplin
JLN
Commercial airportJoplin Regional Airport
Joplin · KJLN
- From downtown
- 5 mi
- Longest runway
- 6,502 ft
EOS
Regional airportNeosho Hugh Robinson Airport
Neosho · KEOS
- From downtown
- 20 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,001 ft
MIO
Regional airportMiami Municipal Airport
Miami · KMIO
- From downtown
- 24 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,020 ft
PTS
Regional airportAtkinson Municipal Airport
Pittsburg · KPTS
- From downtown
- 28 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
KLLU
Regional airportLamar Municipal Airport
Lamar
- From downtown
- 30 mi
- Longest runway
- 4,000 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
Joplin to Iowa City flights
How long is a private flight from Joplin to Iowa City?
About 2 hr in a Cirrus SR20, for 348 miles direct. Driving the same trip takes about 7½ hours.
Which airports do flights from Joplin to Iowa City use?
You can depart from Joplin Regional Airport (JLN), Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (EOS), or Miami Municipal Airport (MIO) 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 Joplin 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 Joplin and Iowa City?
Yes. Choose round trip when you search, and pick your return date and time. Flights from Iowa City back to Joplin are priced the same way.
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