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POA to DSM: distance & flight time
Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
5,636 mi
9,070 km · 4,898 nm
11h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,636 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POA — Salgado Filho Airport · Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 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 POA
- CXJ · Hugo Cantergiani Regional Airport55 mi away
- CCM · Diomício Freitas Airport137 mi away
- PET · João Simões Lopes Neto International Airport137 mi away
- PFB · Lauro Kurtz Airport140 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 POA from DSM?
The flight distance from Porto Alegre (POA) to Des Moines (DSM) is 5,636 miles (9,070 km, 4,898 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POA to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 time difference between Porto Alegre and Des Moines?
Des Moines is 2 hours behind Porto Alegre.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POA to DSM?
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