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DSM to YBR: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Brandon (Brandon Municipal Airport)
653 mi
1,051 km · 567 nm
1h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
653 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 53m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YBR — Brandon Municipal Airport · Brandon, Canada
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 YBR
- YPG · Southport Airport75 mi away
- YDN · Dauphin Barker Airport82 mi away
- YWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport121 mi away
- MIB · Minot Air Force Base121 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from YBR?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Brandon (YBR) is 653 miles (1,051 km, 567 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to YBR?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 53m 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 YBR?
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