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HAF to DSM: distance & flight time
Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
1,554 mi
2,501 km · 1,351 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,554 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m 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
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, 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 HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 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 HAF from DSM?
The flight distance from Half Moon Bay (HAF) to Des Moines (DSM) is 1,554 miles (2,501 km, 1,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAF to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 HAF to DSM?
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