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FSD to DBQ: distance & flight time
Sioux Falls (Joe Foss Field Airport) → Dubuque IA (Dubuque Regional Airport)
315 mi
508 km · 274 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
315 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m 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
- FSD — Joe Foss Field Airport · Sioux Falls, United States
- DBQ — Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque IA, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FSD
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport56 mi away
- MHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport66 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport82 mi away
- SUX · Sioux Gateway Col. Bud Day Field83 mi away
Near DBQ
- CWI · Clinton Municipal Airport44 mi away
- PCD · Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport48 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport62 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FSD from DBQ?
The flight distance from Sioux Falls (FSD) to Dubuque IA (DBQ) is 315 miles (508 km, 274 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FSD to DBQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 FSD to DBQ?
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