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DSM to HON: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Huron (Huron Regional Airport)
303 mi
488 km · 264 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
303 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- HON — Huron Regional Airport · Huron, 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 HON
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport43 mi away
- ATY · Watertown Regional Airport64 mi away
- ABR · Aberdeen Regional Airport74 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from HON?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Huron (HON) is 303 miles (488 km, 264 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to HON?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 HON?
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