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POF to DSM: distance & flight time
Poplar Bluff (Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
374 mi
602 km · 325 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
374 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- POF — Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport · Poplar Bluff, 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 POF
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport43 mi away
- CGI · Cape Girardeau Regional Airport52 mi away
- BYH · Arkansas International Airport60 mi away
- JBR · Jonesboro Municipal Airport68 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 POF from DSM?
The flight distance from Poplar Bluff (POF) to Des Moines (DSM) is 374 miles (602 km, 325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POF to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 POF to DSM?
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