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DBQ to DFW: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport)
742 mi
1,194 km · 645 nm
2h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
742 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 5m 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
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from DFW?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is 742 miles (1,194 km, 645 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to DFW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 5m 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 DFW?
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