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YFO to DSM: distance & flight time
Flin Flon (Flin Flon Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
979 mi
1,576 km · 851 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
979 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- YFO — Flin Flon Airport · Flin Flon, 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 YFO
- YQD · The Pas Airport54 mi away
- XPK · Pukatawagan Airport76 mi away
- YHB · Hudson Bay Airport131 mi away
- YLR · Leaf Rapids Airport143 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 YFO from DSM?
The flight distance from Flin Flon (YFO) to Des Moines (DSM) is 979 miles (1,576 km, 851 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YFO to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 YFO to DSM?
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