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DSM to AUO: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Auburn (Auburn University Regional Airport)
764 mi
1,230 km · 664 nm
2h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
764 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 8m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- AUO — Auburn University Regional Airport · Auburn, 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 AUO
- CSG · Columbus Metropolitan Airport30 mi away
- LSF · Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning)32 mi away
- LGC · LaGrange Callaway Airport34 mi away
- PIM · Harris County Airport36 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from AUO?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Auburn (AUO) is 764 miles (1,230 km, 664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to AUO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 8m 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 AUO?
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