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DSM to AIZ: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Kaiser Lake Ozark (Lee C Fine Memorial Airport)
245 mi
394 km · 213 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
245 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, United States
- AIZ — Lee C Fine Memorial Airport · Kaiser Lake Ozark, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AIZ
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field33 mi away
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport40 mi away
- COU · Columbia Regional Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from AIZ?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Kaiser Lake Ozark (AIZ) is 245 miles (394 km, 213 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to AIZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 DSM to AIZ?
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