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DSM to YHP: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Poplar Hill (Poplar Hill Airport)
731 mi
1,177 km · 636 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
731 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YHP — Poplar Hill Airport · Poplar Hill, 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 YHP
- YPM · Pikangikum Airport24 mi away
- YVZ · Deer Lake Airport38 mi away
- ZGR · Little Grand Rapids Airport52 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport60 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from YHP?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Poplar Hill (YHP) is 731 miles (1,177 km, 636 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to YHP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 YHP?
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