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DSM to MXF: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Montgomery (Maxwell Air Force Base)
749 mi
1,205 km · 651 nm
2h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
749 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 6m 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
- MXF — Maxwell Air Force Base · Montgomery, 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 MXF
- MGM · Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport6 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field36 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field42 mi away
- ALX · Thomas C Russell Field44 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from MXF?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Montgomery (MXF) is 749 miles (1,205 km, 651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to MXF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 6m 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 MXF?
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