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SUR to DSM: distance & flight time
Summer Beaver (Summer Beaver Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
808 mi
1,301 km · 702 nm
2h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
808 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 13m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SUR — Summer Beaver Airport · Summer Beaver, Canada
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near SUR
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport34 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport44 mi away
- YWP · Webequie Airport52 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport57 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 SUR from DSM?
The flight distance from Summer Beaver (SUR) to Des Moines (DSM) is 808 miles (1,301 km, 702 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SUR to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 13m 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 Summer Beaver and Des Moines?
Des Moines is 1 hour behind Summer Beaver.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SUR to DSM?
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