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DBQ to DPA: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → West Chicago (Dupage Airport)
131 mi
210 km · 113 nm
49m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
131 miles nonstop takes roughly 49m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DPA — Dupage Airport · West Chicago, 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 DPA
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport18 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
- PWK · Chicago Executive Airport23 mi away
- MDW · Chicago Midway International Airport27 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from DPA?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to West Chicago (DPA) is 131 miles (210 km, 113 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to DPA?
A nonstop flight takes about 49m 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 DPA?
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