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DSM to LRF: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Jacksonville (Little Rock Air Force Base)
464 mi
748 km · 404 nm
1h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
464 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LRF — Little Rock Air Force Base · Jacksonville, 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 LRF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field14 mi away
- PBF · Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field62 mi away
- FLP · Marion County Regional Airport98 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from LRF?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Jacksonville (LRF) is 464 miles (748 km, 404 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to LRF?
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 LRF?
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