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YAC to DSM: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
710 mi
1,142 km · 617 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
710 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, 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.
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Near YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from DSM?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Des Moines (DSM) is 710 miles (1,142 km, 617 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m 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 YAC to DSM?
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