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DSM to YKH: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Yingkou (Yingkou Lanqi Airport)
6,334 mi
10,193 km · 5,504 nm
12h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,334 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 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
- YKH — Yingkou Lanqi Airport · Yingkou, China
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 YKH
- AOG · Anshan Air Base47 mi away
- JNZ · Jinzhou Airport78 mi away
- XEN · Xingcheng Air Base87 mi away
- CNI · Changhai Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from YKH?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Yingkou (YKH) is 6,334 miles (10,193 km, 5,504 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to YKH?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 YKH?
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