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DSM to ATW: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Appleton (Appleton International Airport)
321 mi
517 km · 279 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
321 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, United States
- ATW — Appleton International Airport · Appleton, 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 ATW
- OSH · Wittman Regional Airport19 mi away
- GRB · Austin Straubel International Airport25 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport34 mi away
- SBM · Sheboygan County Memorial Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from ATW?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Appleton (ATW) is 321 miles (517 km, 279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to ATW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 ATW?
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