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DSM to ECV: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport)
4,456 mi
7,171 km · 3,872 nm
9h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,456 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 12m 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from ECV?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Madrid (ECV) is 4,456 miles (7,171 km, 3,872 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to ECV?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 12m 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 ECV?
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