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DSM to DYS: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Abilene (Dyess Air Force Base)
716 mi
1,152 km · 622 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
716 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- DYS — Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene, 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 DYS
- ABI · Abilene Regional Airport10 mi away
- BKD · Stephens County Airport60 mi away
- SJT · San Angelo Regional Mathis Field83 mi away
- BBD · Curtis Field91 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from DYS?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Abilene (DYS) is 716 miles (1,152 km, 622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to DYS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 DYS?
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