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CUH to DSM: distance & flight time
Cushing (Cushing Municipal Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
421 mi
677 km · 365 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
421 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- CUH — Cushing Municipal Airport · Cushing, 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 CUH
- SWO · Stillwater Regional Airport23 mi away
- RVS · Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport45 mi away
- OKM · Okmulgee Regional Airport50 mi away
- TIK · Tinker Air Force Base51 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 CUH from DSM?
The flight distance from Cushing (CUH) to Des Moines (DSM) is 421 miles (677 km, 365 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CUH to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CUH to DSM?
Nonstop service on CUH–DSM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 23m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CUH to DSM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CUH–DSM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CUH to DSM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CUH–DSM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.