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DSM to YPS: distance & flight time
Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport) → Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport)
1,629 mi
2,622 km · 1,416 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DSM from YPS?
The flight distance from Des Moines (DSM) to Port Hawkesbury (YPS) is 1,629 miles (2,622 km, 1,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DSM to YPS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 YPS?
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