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DOU to DSM: distance & flight time
Dourados (Dourados Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
5,053 mi
8,133 km · 4,391 nm
10h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,053 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DOU — Dourados Airport · Dourados, Brazil
- 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 DOU
- PMG · Ponta Porã Airport55 mi away
- PJC · Dr Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport65 mi away
- BYO · Bonito Airport118 mi away
- CGR · Campo Grande Airport121 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 DOU from DSM?
The flight distance from Dourados (DOU) to Des Moines (DSM) is 5,053 miles (8,133 km, 4,391 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DOU to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 time difference between Dourados and Des Moines?
Des Moines is 1 hour behind Dourados.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DOU to DSM?
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