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DBQ to CDS: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Childress (Childress Municipal Airport)
755 mi
1,216 km · 656 nm
2h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
755 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 7m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from CDS?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Childress (CDS) is 755 miles (1,216 km, 656 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to CDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 7m 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 DBQ to CDS?
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