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DBQ to FSD: distance & flight time
Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport) → Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport)
315 mi
508 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
315 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, 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 FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DBQ from FSD?
The flight distance from Dubuque IA (DBQ) to Sioux Falls (FSD) is 315 miles (508 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DBQ to FSD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 DBQ to FSD?
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