MKE to DSM flight distance

The great circle distance from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is 501 km / 271 nm, with an initial heading of 254° (WSW).

From	General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, US
To	Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, US
Distance	501 km · 271 nm · 311 mi
Initial heading	254° (WSW)

Airlines on this route

AirTran Airways (FL)

Aircraft with enough range to fly MKE to DSM nonstop

Type	Range
Antonow / Antonov An-28	275 nm / 509 km
Aerospatiale / Sud-Aviation SA 315B Lama	278 nm / 515 km
de Havilland D.H.60 Moth	278 nm / 515 km
Auster J-1 Autocrat	278 nm / 515 km
Aerospatiale / Sud-Aviation SA 315B Lama	278 nm / 515 km
Bell Helicopter Bell 230	281 nm / 520 km
AVRO 631 / 643 Cadet	282 nm / 522 km
PZL Warszawa-Okecie PZL-101 Gawron	283 nm / 524 km
Westland / AgustaWestland Lynx	285 nm / 528 km
Westland / AgustaWestland Lynx	285 nm / 528 km
Zlin (Moravan) Zlin Z 42	286 nm / 530 km
Aeronca Model 11 Chief	286 nm / 530 km
Polikarpow / Polikarpov I-15 Chaika / Tschaika	286 nm / 530 km
Hughes / McDonnell Douglas / MD Helicopters 500 / MD 500	287 nm / 532 km
Bristol 171 Sycamore	287 nm / 532 km
Hughes / McDonnell Douglas / MD Helicopters 500 / MD 500	287 nm / 532 km
Douglas / McDonnell Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk	294 nm / 544 km
Douglas / McDonnell Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk	294 nm / 544 km
Piasecki PV-18 / HUP Retriever / H-25 Army Mule	295 nm / 546 km
Jakowlew / Yakovlev Jak-50 / Yak-50	297 nm / 550 km

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