Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YIB to DSM: distance & flight time
Atikokan (Atikokan Municipal Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
510 mi
820 km · 443 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live YIB→DSM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
510 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- YIB — Atikokan Municipal Airport · Atikokan, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YIB
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport45 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport66 mi away
- INL · Falls International Airport82 mi away
- YAG · Fort Frances Municipal Airport83 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 YIB from DSM?
The flight distance from Atikokan (YIB) to Des Moines (DSM) is 510 miles (820 km, 443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIB to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 YIB to DSM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIB–DSM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.