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DVL to DSM: distance & flight time
Devils Lake (Devils Lake Regional Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
522 mi
840 km · 454 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
522 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- DVL — Devils Lake Regional Airport · Devils Lake, United States
- DSM — Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DVL
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base70 mi away
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport81 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport83 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport95 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is DVL from DSM?
The flight distance from Devils Lake (DVL) to Des Moines (DSM) is 522 miles (840 km, 454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DVL to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 DVL to DSM?
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