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YPS to DSM: distance & flight time
Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport) → Des Moines (Des Moines International Airport)
1,629 mi
2,622 km · 1,416 nm
3h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,629 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 40m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 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 YPS from DSM?
The flight distance from Port Hawkesbury (YPS) to Des Moines (DSM) is 1,629 miles (2,622 km, 1,416 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPS to DSM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 40m 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 YPS to DSM?
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