Distance from Des Moines to Philadelphia (United States)

The distance between Des Moines, Iowa and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is 1,565 kilometers (972 miles).

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

From Des Moines to Philadelphia, the straight-line distance is 1,565 kilometers, heading east. Des Moines is situated at an altitude of 264 meters above sea level, while Philadelphia is at only 8 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 5-6 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Des Moines, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.6005° N 93.6091° W

Elevation: 264 m (866 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
  • Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV)
  • Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (OOA)
  • Arthur N Neu Airport (CIN)
  • Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM)
Philadelphia, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 39.9524° N 75.1636° W

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
  • Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
  • Wings Field (BBX)
  • South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY)
  • Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove (NXX)

Other distances from Des Moines

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Des Moines to New York City 1,645 km
From Des Moines to Los Angeles 2,315 km
From Des Moines to Chicago 497 km
From Des Moines to Houston 1,323 km
From Des Moines to Phoenix 1,861 km

Other distances from Philadelphia

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Philadelphia to New York City 130 km
From Philadelphia to Los Angeles 3,852 km
From Philadelphia to Chicago 1,072 km
From Philadelphia to Houston 2,158 km
From Philadelphia to Phoenix 3,351 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Des Moines and Philadelphia.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Rome, Italy Bristol, United Kingdom 1,565 km
Warsaw, Poland Manchester, United Kingdom 1,565 km
Winnipeg, Canada Columbus, United States 1,565 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 1,565 km
Chihuahua, Mexico Fresno, United States 1,564 km
Mérida, Mexico New South Memphis, United States 1,564 km
Ahmedabad, India Madurai, India 1,566 km
Stockholm, Sweden Bristol, United Kingdom 1,566 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Sacramento, United States 1,564 km
Reynosa, Mexico Nashville, United States 1,564 km
Rome, Italy Málaga, Spain 1,566 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Córdoba, Argentina 1,566 km
El Paso, United States Tlalpan, Mexico 1,564 km
Valencia, Spain Manchester, United Kingdom 1,563 km
Las Vegas, United States Surrey, Canada 1,567 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia Budapest, Hungary 1,567 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Palma, Spain 1,567 km
El Paso, United States Iztapalapa, Mexico 1,562 km
São Paulo, Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay 1,562 km
Guayaquil, Ecuador Barranquilla, Colombia 1,562 km

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