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DSM to WLD: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Winfield (Strother Field)
351 mi
565 km · 305 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
351 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- WLD — Strother Field · Winfield, 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 WLD
- PNC · Ponca City Regional Airport30 mi away
- IAB · Mc Connell Air Force Base34 mi away
- BEC · Beech Factory Airport38 mi away
- ICT · Wichita Eisenhower National Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from WLD?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Winfield (WLD) is 351 miles (565 km, 305 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to WLD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 WLD?
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