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DSM to LAW: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Lawton (Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport)
546 mi
879 km · 475 nm
1h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
546 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 39m 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
- LAW — Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton, 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 LAW
- FSI · Henry Post Army Air Field (Fort Sill)6 mi away
- DUC · Halliburton Field27 mi away
- SPS · Sheppard Air Force Base-Wichita Falls Municipal Airport40 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from LAW?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Lawton (LAW) is 546 miles (879 km, 475 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to LAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 39m 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 LAW?
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