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DSM to UOS: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Sewanee (Franklin County Airport)
606 mi
976 km · 527 nm
1h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
606 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 47m 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
- UOS — Franklin County Airport · Sewanee, 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 UOS
- APT · Marion County Brown Field20 mi away
- CHA · Lovell Field41 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field58 mi away
- HDI · Hardwick Field60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from UOS?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Sewanee (UOS) is 606 miles (976 km, 527 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to UOS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 47m 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 UOS?
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