Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Iowa City, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom and Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW), Iowa City, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,095 miles (or 6,590 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between London Heathrow Airport and Iowa City Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between London Heathrow Airport and Iowa City Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):

• London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
• Night-time flights at Heathrow are subject to restrictions.
• Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use after being selected are not allowed to fly.
• The original 1950s red-brick control tower was demolished in early 2013 to enable access roads for the new Terminal 2 to be laid.
• The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group that includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
• Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Heathrow Airport started in 1929 as a small airfield on land south-east of the hamlet of Heathrow from which the airport takes its name.
• The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
• Terminal 2 opened to passengers on 4 June 2014.
• The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW):

• The closest airport to Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) is The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of IOW.
• Because of Iowa City Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Iowa City Municipal Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,895 miles (17,534 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Iowa City Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport on the southwest side of Iowa City in Johnson County, Iowa, United States|USA.
• Line Services are available from the FBO.