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DSM to GRM: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Grand Marais (Grand Marais Cook County Airport)
464 mi
747 km · 403 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GRM — Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, 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 GRM
- YQT · Thunder Bay Airport61 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport87 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport100 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from GRM?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Grand Marais (GRM) is 464 miles (747 km, 403 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to GRM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 29m 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 GRM?
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