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BWG to DSM: distance & flight time
Bowling Green (Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
500 mi
804 km · 434 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
500 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BWG — Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport · Bowling Green, United States
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BWG
Near DSM
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- FOD · Fort Dodge Regional Airport75 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport96 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWG from DSM?
The flight distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Des Moines (DSM) is 500 miles (804 km, 434 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWG to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWG to DSM?
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