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DSM to PMH: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Portsmouth (Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport)
600 mi
966 km · 521 nm
1h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
600 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 46m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PMH — Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport · Portsmouth, 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 PMH
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field36 mi away
- ATO · Ohio University Snyder Field42 mi away
- ILN · Wilmington Airpark65 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from PMH?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Portsmouth (PMH) is 600 miles (966 km, 521 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to PMH?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 46m 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 PMH?
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