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DSM to FRI: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field)
237 mi
381 km · 206 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
237 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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 FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from FRI?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Fort Riley (FRI) is 237 miles (381 km, 206 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to FRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 FRI?
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