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CEW to DSM: distance & flight time
Crestview (Bob Sikes Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
842 mi
1,356 km · 732 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
842 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- CEW — Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview, 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 CEW
- EGI · Duke Field9 mi away
- VPS · Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport20 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport26 mi away
- NSE · Whiting Field Naval Air Station - North30 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 CEW from DSM?
The flight distance from Crestview (CEW) to Des Moines (DSM) is 842 miles (1,356 km, 732 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CEW to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 CEW to DSM?
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