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CDS to DSM: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
609 mi
979 km · 529 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
609 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
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 CDS from DSM?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Des Moines (DSM) is 609 miles (979 km, 529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 CDS to DSM?
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