Distance from Des Moines to Phoenix (United States)

The distance between Des Moines, Iowa and Phoenix, Arizona is 1,861 kilometers (1,156 miles).

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

From Des Moines to Phoenix, the straight-line distance is 1,861 kilometers, heading southwest. Des Moines is at 264 meters above sea level, while Phoenix is at 366 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 6-7 days
Motorcycle 2-3 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 3-4 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
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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)
Phoenix, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Phoenix

Coordinates: 33.4484° N 112.074° W

Elevation: 366 m (1,201 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
  • Scottsdale Airport (SCF)
  • Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT)
  • Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR)
  • Luke Air Force Base (LUF)

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 Phoenix

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Phoenix to New York City 3,451 km
From Phoenix to Los Angeles 575 km
From Phoenix to Chicago 2,338 km
From Phoenix to Houston 1,635 km
From Phoenix to Philadelphia 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 Phoenix.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Winnipeg, Canada Seattle, United States 1,860 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Tulsa, United States 1,862 km
New South Memphis, United States Veracruz, Mexico 1,862 km
Detroit, United States Denver, United States 1,862 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kaduna, Nigeria 1,860 km
Vancouver, Canada Colorado Springs, United States 1,860 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Ibagué, Colombia 1,860 km
San Diego, United States Austin, United States 1,862 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Leicester, United Kingdom 1,863 km
Managua, Nicaragua Barquisimeto, Venezuela 1,859 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 1,863 km
El Paso, United States Minneapolis, United States 1,863 km
Belgrade, Serbia Bristol, United Kingdom 1,859 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Tulsa, United States 1,858 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Málaga, Spain 1,858 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Maracaibo, Venezuela 1,858 km
Fort Worth, United States San Diego, United States 1,858 km
Montréal, Canada Kansas City, United States 1,864 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Lisbon, Portugal 1,865 km
Tijuana, Mexico Arlington, United States 1,865 km

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