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DDC to DSM: distance & flight time
Dodge City (Dodge City Regional Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
424 mi
683 km · 369 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
424 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
- DDC — Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City, 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.
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Near DDC
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport43 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport67 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport72 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport74 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 DDC from DSM?
The flight distance from Dodge City (DDC) to Des Moines (DSM) is 424 miles (683 km, 369 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DDC 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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DDC to DSM?
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