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Where you can drive from DSM
Towns and cities of 15 000 people or more within 150 km, largest first. The bar shows how far each one is; the distance is straight-line, so plan for a longer drive.
| Place | People | km | Dir. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 214 133 | 8 | NE |
| Ames | 65 060 | 56 | N |
| West Des Moines | 64 113 | 7 | NW |
| Ankeny | 56 764 | 22 | N |
| Urbandale | 44 062 | 11 | NW |
| Cedar Falls | 41 255 | 149 | NE |
| Marshalltown | 27 620 | 84 | NE |
| Fort Dodge | 24 649 | 115 | N |
| Ottumwa | 24 624 | 119 | SE |
| Johnston | 20 871 | 16 | N |
| Waukee | 18 990 | 21 | NW |
| Altoona | 16 984 | 20 | NE |
Other pickup airports nearby
The same trip started from a different airport is a different rental market, and the nearest airport is not always the cheaper one.
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This airport
- IATA
- DSM
- ICAO
- KDSM
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Drives on
- right
- Coordinates
- 41.534, -93.657
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Size
- large