Private charter · Iowa City, IA
Private charter to & from Iowa City
Fly private to Iowa City for the University of Iowa, its renowned hospitals, Hawkeye game days and a UNESCO City of Literature
- IOW
- CID
- MUT
- KAWG
- K8C4
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Iowa City, without the hub.
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- Airports
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- Passengers
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- Direct routes
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.
Iowa City is about two hours east of Des Moines and roughly four hours from Chicago. Iowa City Municipal Airport is just south of downtown and the hospitals, and The Eastern Iowa Airport is about 20 miles north, so a private flight brings patients, medical teams, recruiters and visiting faculty close to campus quickly. On fall Saturdays, Hawkeye football fans fill Kinnick Stadium. Visitors also come for the Pedestrian Mall, Prairie Lights bookstore, the Stanley Museum of Art, the Herbert Hoover birthplace in nearby West Branch and the Amana Colonies to the west.
Airports
Charter to and from Iowa City airports
Fly into whichever airport puts you closest to where you're going. Littlebird flies to and from these airports in and around Iowa City, and the price is for the whole airplane, however many seats you fill.
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
Top attractions
Things to do in Iowa City
When to go. Fall is Iowa City’s busiest and most beautiful season, with Hawkeye football, crisp weather and color around campus, though home game weekends sell out hotels. Spring brings commencement and readings, and summer is quieter, with festivals and outdoor concerts on the Pedestrian Mall. The Iowa City Book Festival and many literary events fill the calendar. Winters are cold and snowy, and summers warm and humid.
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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.
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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.
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Prairie Lights
This celebrated independent bookstore downtown has hosted readings by generations of writers, many tied to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Popular routes
Private flights from Iowa City

Iowa City Des Moines
110 mi · about 40 min

Iowa City Chicago
200 mi · about 1 hr 10 min

Iowa City Milwaukee
206 mi · about 1 hr 10 min

Iowa City St. Louis
218 mi · about 1 hr 15 min

Iowa City Omaha
231 mi · about 1 hr 20 min

Iowa City Minneapolis
249 mi · about 1 hr 25 min

Iowa City Sioux Falls
297 mi · about 1 hr 45 min

Iowa City Madison
147 mi · about 50 min

Iowa City Springfield
159 mi · about 55 min

Iowa City Rochester
173 mi · about 1 hr

Iowa City Kansas City
238 mi · about 1 hr 25 min

Iowa City Lincoln
275 mi · about 1 hr 35 min
Flights to Iowa City
- Des Moines110 mi · about 40 min
- Okoboji222 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
- Sioux City258 mi · about 1 hr 30 min
- Ames113 mi · about 40 min
- Chicago200 mi · about 1 hr 10 min
- Springfield159 mi · about 55 min
- Champaign199 mi · about 1 hr 10 min
- Peoria118 mi · about 40 min
- Bloomington152 mi · about 55 min
- Galena78 mi · about 25 min
- Rockford132 mi · about 45 min
- Carbondale295 mi · about 1 hr 40 min
Every route from Iowa City
- Des Moines110 mi · about 40 min
- Chicago200 mi · about 1 hr 10 min
- Milwaukee206 mi · about 1 hr 10 min
- St. Louis218 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
- Omaha231 mi · about 1 hr 20 min
- Minneapolis249 mi · about 1 hr 25 min
- Sioux Falls297 mi · about 1 hr 45 min
- Madison147 mi · about 50 min
- Springfield159 mi · about 55 min
- Rochester173 mi · about 1 hr
- Kansas City238 mi · about 1 hr 25 min
- Lincoln275 mi · about 1 hr 35 min
- Rapid City617 mi · about 3 hr 35 min
- Champaign199 mi · about 1 hr 10 min
- Door County325 mi · about 1 hr 55 min
- Duluth358 mi · about 2 hr 5 min
- Branson359 mi · about 2 hr 5 min
- Kearney400 mi · about 2 hr 20 min
- Spearfish652 mi · about 3 hr 45 min
- Peoria118 mi · about 40 min
- Lake Geneva171 mi · about 1 hr
- Okoboji222 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
- Lake of the Ozarks244 mi · about 1 hr 25 min
- Brainerd354 mi · about 2 hr 5 min
- Grand Island360 mi · about 2 hr 5 min
- Pierre485 mi · about 2 hr 50 min
- Bloomington152 mi · about 55 min
- Sioux City258 mi · about 1 hr 30 min
- Green Bay266 mi · about 1 hr 30 min
- St. Cloud302 mi · about 1 hr 45 min
- Springfield319 mi · about 1 hr 50 min
- Aberdeen438 mi · about 2 hr 30 min
- Scottsbluff627 mi · about 3 hr 40 min
- Galena78 mi · about 25 min
- Ames113 mi · about 40 min
- Columbia190 mi · about 1 hr 5 min
- Kohler239 mi · about 1 hr 25 min
- Grand Marais427 mi · about 2 hr 30 min
- Rockford132 mi · about 45 min
- Jefferson City214 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
- Mankato217 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
- Minocqua307 mi · about 1 hr 45 min
- Wisconsin Dells164 mi · about 55 min
- Cape Girardeau315 mi · about 1 hr 50 min
- Bemidji438 mi · about 2 hr 30 min
- Appleton241 mi · about 1 hr 25 min
- Carbondale295 mi · about 1 hr 40 min
- Joplin352 mi · about 2 hr 5 min
- Quincy117 mi · about 40 min
- La Crosse152 mi · about 55 min
- St. Joseph217 mi · about 1 hr 15 min
Questions
Flying private in Iowa City
Which airports can I charter a private flight to or from in Iowa City?
Littlebird flies in and out of Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT), Washington Municipal Airport (KAWG), and Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4). Choose the one closest to where you're going; smaller regional airports usually mean a shorter walk from the car to the airplane.
How do I book a private charter from Iowa City?
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How many passengers can fly on a charter from Iowa City?
Up to 5 passengers, depending on the aircraft. You pay one price for the whole airplane, not per seat, so traveling together lowers the cost per person.
What are popular private flights from Iowa City?
Popular trips include Des Moines (about 40 min), Chicago (about 1 hr 10 min), Milwaukee (about 1 hr 10 min), and St. Louis (about 1 hr 15 min). Every route is priced instantly online.
Is private charter in Iowa City, IA safe?
Littlebird flights are operated under FAA Part 135 by Jetvia, in Cirrus aircraft that each carry a parachute for the entire airframe (CAPS).
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