How long is the flight from Iowa to Alberta?

Departing from Iowa to Alberta will take you 10h 05m. The distance between Iowa and Alberta is about 1228 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Alberta ranges from 0.4 - 3.7 inches per month. June is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 3.7 in. January is typically the driest time to visit Alberta when rainfall is around 0.4 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Alberta, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 62.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 19.4 F).

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from IA to AB?

When flying from Iowa to Alberta, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Can I find deals for flights from Iowa to Alberta that include hotel bookings?

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Wed 3/181:58 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop23h 52m

American Airlines

Mon 3/231:30 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop22h 55m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$350

Wed 6/2411:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop10h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Tue 6/3011:05 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop22h 04m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$352

Thu 8/133:04 pm

CID

YYC

1 stop9h 25m

American Airlines

Tue 8/186:29 am

YYC

CID

1 stop10h 26m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$359

Thu 4/1612:54 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop25h 00m

American Airlines

Tue 4/211:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop9h 11m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$359

Thu 6/46:00 am

MLI

YYC

1 stop18h 42m

American Airlines

Thu 6/116:15 am

YYC

MLI

1 stop11h 06m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$380

Thu 6/256:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Wed 7/111:05 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop22h 02m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$389

Mon 4/139:55 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops35h 09m

Multiple Airlines

Wed 4/227:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop14h 54m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$392

Fri 4/179:55 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops35h 09m

Multiple Airlines

Wed 4/227:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop14h 54m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$396

Thu 6/256:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Tue 6/3011:05 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop22h 04m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$399

Thu 6/46:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 6/88:45 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop11h 21m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$407

Wed 4/152:06 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops30h 03m

Multiple Airlines

Wed 4/227:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop14h 54m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$411

Thu 7/236:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Thu 7/3011:05 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop28h 35m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$412

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Wed 3/181:58 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop23h 52m

American Airlines

Mon 3/231:30 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop22h 55m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$350

Fri 4/179:55 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops35h 09m

Multiple Airlines

Wed 4/227:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop14h 54m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$396

Wed 2/256:55 pm

DSM

YEG

2 stops16h 25m

Air Canada

Wed 3/46:00 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop13h 12m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$447

Wed 2/256:50 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop10h 05m

Delta

Wed 3/49:15 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop5h 25m

Delta

Deal found 1/11

$465

Mon 4/135:40 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop18h 52m

United Airlines

Tue 4/2112:34 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop27h 25m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$494

Sun 3/16:36 am

CID

YEG

2 stops15h 19m

WestJet

Wed 3/49:15 am

YEG

CID

1 stop5h 20m

WestJet

Deal found 1/11

$619

Thu 4/1612:54 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop25h 00m

American Airlines

Tue 4/216:45 am

YYC

MLI

2 stops16h 01m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$368

Wed 7/81:53 pm

CID

YYC

2 stops21h 39m

Alaska Airlines

Tue 7/146:00 am

YYC

CID

2 stops16h 37m

Alaska Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$799

Thu 6/46:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 6/88:45 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop11h 21m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$407

Thu 5/147:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop15h 45m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 6/111:05 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop8h 56m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$413

Thu 6/46:00 am

MLI

YYC

1 stop18h 42m

American Airlines

Thu 6/116:15 am

YYC

MLI

2 stops16h 10m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$420

Sat 2/213:24 pm

DSM

YEG

2 stops19h 56m

Air Canada

Sat 2/286:00 am

YEG

DSM

2 stops14h 41m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$479

Fri 4/247:00 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop9h 55m

Delta

Wed 4/299:25 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop5h 19m

Delta

Deal found 1/11

$484

Mon 4/133:20 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop21h 12m

United Airlines

Wed 4/2212:34 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop9h 11m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$494

Thu 2/267:30 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop16h 30m

Multiple Airlines

Thu 3/56:30 am

YYC

DSM

2 stops36h 12m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$427

Tue 2/246:08 pm

DSM

YYC

1 stop18h 36m

American Airlines

Tue 3/31:40 pm

YYC

DSM

1 stop22h 25m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$443

Mon 3/28:00 am

OMA

YYC

1 stop28h 31m

United Airlines

Thu 3/56:15 am

YYC

OMA

1 stop16h 15m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$496

Fri 4/241:10 pm

DSM

YEG

2 stops21h 59m

Air Canada

Tue 4/281:00 am

YEG

DSM

2 stops12h 25m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$501

Thu 2/266:50 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop10h 05m

Delta

Thu 3/59:15 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop5h 25m

Delta

Deal found 1/12

$537

Wed 6/2411:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop10h 00m

Multiple Airlines

Mon 6/298:00 am

YYC

DSM

2 stops12h 06m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$445

Tue 4/145:40 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop18h 52m

United Airlines

Wed 4/221:27 pm

YYC

MLI

2 stops32h 18m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$504

Wed 2/185:10 am

OMA

YYC

1 stop7h 34m

American Airlines

Mon 2/231:40 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop21h 06m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$472

Fri 4/1012:34 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop11h 26m

Multiple Airlines

Sun 4/127:35 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop15h 09m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$452

Fri 4/175:40 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops29h 08m

United Airlines

Fri 4/246:00 am

YYC

MLI

2 stops26h 58m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$509

Thu 1/228:00 am

DSM

YEG

2 stops16h 18m

Air Canada

Sun 1/253:17 pm

YEG

DSM

1 stop7h 27m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/10

$578

Thu 4/1612:54 pm

MLI

YYC

1 stop25h 00m

American Airlines

Wed 4/221:35 pm

YYC

MLI

1 stop21h 46m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$494

Thu 7/97:31 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop17h 29m

Multiple Airlines

Thu 7/167:35 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop14h 46m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$458

Mon 4/133:20 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops23h 33m

United Airlines

Mon 4/201:27 pm

YYC

MLI

2 stops23h 22m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$509

Thu 2/2612:23 pm

CID

YYC

1 stop9h 31m

Delta

Thu 3/57:40 am

YYC

CID

2 stops14h 03m

Delta

Deal found 1/12

$652

Fri 4/175:40 pm

MLI

YYC

2 stops29h 08m

United Airlines

Wed 4/226:00 am

YYC

MLI

2 stops26h 58m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$509

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Mon 1/265:09 pm

DSM

YYC

1 stop5h 44m

United Airlines

Thu 1/296:15 am

YYC

DSM

1 stop16h 29m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$516

Sun 2/84:16 pm

CID

YYC

1 stop21h 32m

American Airlines

Fri 2/131:40 pm

YYC

CID

1 stop22h 05m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$524

Wed 2/183:57 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop6h 59m

American Airlines

Mon 2/231:40 pm

YYC

OMA

1 stop21h 06m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$472

Sat 2/213:24 pm

DSM

YEG

2 stops19h 56m

Air Canada

Sat 2/286:00 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop13h 07m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$447

Tue 2/246:08 pm

DSM

YYC

1 stop18h 36m

American Airlines

Tue 3/31:40 pm

YYC

DSM

1 stop18h 10m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$441

Tue 2/245:00 am

DSM

YYC

2 stops11h 32m

Multiple Airlines

Tue 3/32:13 pm

YYC

DSM

1 stop8h 30m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$488

Wed 2/258:00 am

DSM

YEG

2 stops17h 43m

Air Canada

Wed 3/43:17 pm

YEG

DSM

1 stop7h 26m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$448

Wed 2/256:50 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop10h 05m

Delta

Wed 3/49:15 am

YEG

DSM

1 stop5h 25m

Delta

Deal found 1/11

$465

Wed 2/255:00 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop9h 00m

American Airlines

Wed 3/41:40 pm

YYC

DSM

1 stop22h 25m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$481

Wed 2/257:00 am

OMA

YYC

2 stops15h 56m

American Airlines

Wed 3/46:30 am

YYC

OMA

2 stops15h 16m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$509

Thu 2/267:30 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop16h 30m

Multiple Airlines

Thu 3/56:30 am

YYC

DSM

2 stops36h 12m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$427

Thu 2/267:30 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop17h 13m

Multiple Airlines

Thu 3/56:30 am

YEG

DSM

2 stops36h 12m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$443

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Fri 2/277:59 pm

DSM

YEG

3 stops25h 55m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/12

$155

Wed 2/256:50 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop10h 05m

Delta

Deal found 1/11

$206

Fri 2/2710:57 am

DSM

YEG

1 stop5h 58m

Delta

Deal found 1/12

$216

Wed 2/258:00 am

DSM

YEG

2 stops16h 18m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/11

$230

Tue 2/2412:25 pm

DSM

YYC

2 stops11h 40m

Delta

Deal found 1/10

$235

Wed 6/243:16 pm

OMA

YYC

1 stop9h 26m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$269

Wed 2/254:40 pm

CID

YYC

1 stop6h 13m

United Airlines

Deal found 1/10

$273

Tue 2/249:04 am

DSM

YYC

1 stop6h 17m

Air Canada

Deal found 1/10

$277

Fri 1/2312:31 pm

OMA

YYC

2 stops23h 19m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$292

Thu 6/257:00 am

OMA

YYC

2 stops15h 48m

Multiple Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$304

Thu 6/259:10 am

OMA

YYC

1 stop15h 32m

American Airlines

Deal found 1/11

$311

Wed 2/254:19 pm

CID

YYC

2 stops31h 46m

Delta

Deal found 1/10

$312

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OmahaCalgary

OMA - YYC

OMAYYC

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Wed 3/18

1:58 pm-12:50 pm

1 stop23h 52m

Calgary

Mon 3/23

1:30 pm-1:25 pm

1 stop22h 55m

$350

MolineCalgary

MLI - YYC

MLIYYC

Moline Quad-City

Thu 4/16

12:54 pm-12:54 pm

1 stop25h 00m

Calgary

Tue 4/21

6:45 am-11:46 pm

2 stops16h 01m

$368

MolineCalgary

MLI - YYC

MLIYYC

Moline Quad-City

Fri 4/17

9:55 pm-8:04 am

2 stops35h 09m

Calgary

Wed 4/22

7:35 pm-11:29 am

1 stop14h 54m

$396

Des MoinesCalgary

DSM - YYC

DSMYYC

Des Moines

Thu 6/4

6:00 am-8:00 pm

1 stop15h 00m

Calgary

Mon 6/8

8:45 am-9:06 pm

1 stop11h 21m

$407

Des MoinesCalgary

DSM - YYC

DSMYYC

Des Moines

Thu 5/14

7:00 am-9:45 pm

1 stop15h 45m

Calgary

Mon 6/1

11:05 am-9:01 pm

1 stop8h 56m

$413

MolineCalgary

MLI - YYC

MLIYYC

Moline Quad-City

Thu 6/4

6:00 am-11:42 pm

1 stop18h 42m

Calgary

Thu 6/11

6:15 am-11:25 pm

2 stops16h 10m

$420

Des MoinesCalgary

DSM - YYC

DSMYYC

Des Moines

Thu 2/26

7:30 am-11:00 pm

1 stop16h 30m

Calgary

Thu 3/5

6:30 am-7:42 pm

2 stops36h 12m

$427

Des MoinesCalgary

DSM - YYC

DSMYYC

Des Moines

Tue 2/24

6:08 pm-11:44 am

1 stop18h 36m

Calgary

Tue 3/3

1:40 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop22h 25m

$443

Des MoinesCalgary

DSM - YYC

DSMYYC

Des Moines

Wed 6/24

11:00 am-8:00 pm

1 stop10h 00m

Calgary

Mon 6/29

8:00 am-9:06 pm

2 stops12h 06m

$445

Des MoinesEdmonton

DSM - YEG

DSMYEG

Des Moines

Wed 2/25

6:55 pm-10:20 am

2 stops16h 25m

Edmonton

Wed 3/4

6:00 am-8:12 pm

1 stop13h 12m

$447

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United Airlines

7.4

Good

9,147 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dane,Jan 2026

TYS - IAD

It was a short flight, so no time for amenities. Just glad everything was quick and easy from boarding to arriving at my destination with my family

United Airlines

7.4

Good

9,147 reviews

United Airlines

7.4

Good

9,147 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dane,Jan 2026

TYS - IAD

It was a short flight, so no time for amenities. Just glad everything was quick and easy from boarding to arriving at my destination with my family

American Airlines

7.2

Good

11,114 reviews

United Airlines

7.4

Good

9,147 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dane,Jan 2026

TYS - IAD

It was a short flight, so no time for amenities. Just glad everything was quick and easy from boarding to arriving at my destination with my family

WestJet

7.2

Good

3,237 reviews

United Airlines

7.4

Good

9,147 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dane,Jan 2026

TYS - IAD

It was a short flight, so no time for amenities. Just glad everything was quick and easy from boarding to arriving at my destination with my family

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How long is the flight from Iowa to Alberta?
Departing from Iowa to Alberta will take you 10h 05m. The distance between Iowa and Alberta is about 1228 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
Can I find deals for flights from Iowa to Alberta that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Iowa to Alberta flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Iowa to Alberta?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Iowa to Alberta.
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United Airlines	Cheapest$331	Average$707	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
WestJet	Cheapest$432	Average$660	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time60%
American Airlines	Cheapest$457	Average$619	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%

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