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QPS to DSM: distance & flight time
Piracununga (Campo Fontenelle Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
5,295 mi
8,522 km · 4,601 nm
10h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,295 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 51m 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
- QPS — Campo Fontenelle Airport · Piracununga, 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 QPS
- QSC · Mário Pereira Lopes–São Carlos Airport37 mi away
- POO · Poços de Caldas - Embaixador Walther Moreira Salles Airport50 mi away
- AQA · Araraquara Airport53 mi away
- CPQ · Amarais Airport62 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 QPS from DSM?
The flight distance from Piracununga (QPS) to Des Moines (DSM) is 5,295 miles (8,522 km, 4,601 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from QPS to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 51m 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 Piracununga and Des Moines?
Des Moines is 2 hours behind Piracununga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from QPS to DSM?
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