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DSM to DVL: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Devils Lake (Devils Lake Regional Airport)
522 mi
840 km · 454 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
522 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DVL — Devils Lake Regional Airport · Devils Lake, 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 DVL
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base70 mi away
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport81 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport83 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from DVL?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Devils Lake (DVL) is 522 miles (840 km, 454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to DVL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 DVL?
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