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DSM to MOB: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport)
807 mi
1,300 km · 702 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
807 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from MOB?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Mobile (MOB) is 807 miles (1,300 km, 702 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to MOB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 MOB?
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