DSM → DFWDes Moines to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 35 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,006 km, an estimated 1 hour 47 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 4 November 2026 at 08:23 UTC.

Today, DSM → DFW

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. · AA2326American On schedule DFW 08:19scheduled
  2. · AA5497American On schedule DFW 12:00scheduled

Checked DSM board 22:48 · DFW board 02:23

DSM Des Moines smooth · +12
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,006 km · ~1h 47m est.
dep bank 06:14–19:4235x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 35x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 18 tracked DSM → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~1h 47mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures35x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
American AirlinesAA78% on time

Flights AA2326 06:14 daily · AA5497 09:45 Mo Tu · AA5640 09:48 daily · AA1680 15:31 Mo Tu Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03AA1680departed+30
11-03AA2326dep +16 → arr+8
11-03AA3191departed+96
11-03AA5497departed+7
11-02AA1680dep +30 → arr+20
11-02AA2326dep +3 → arr−31
11-02AA3191dep +0 → arr+38
11-02AA5497dep +33 → arr+8
11-01AA1680dep +128 → arr+104
11-01AA1721dep +20 → arr+1
11-01AA2326dep +6 → arr+10
11-01AA3191dep +47 → arr+23
10-31AA1664departed+77
10-31AA2326dep +6 → arr−22
10-31AA5640dep +22 → arr−7
10-30A84146departed+19
10-30AA2229dep +6 → arr−11
10-30AA2326dep +7 → arr−25
10-30AA5640dep +18 → arr−6
10-29AA2229dep +15 → arr−9
10-29AA2326dep +11 → arr−20
10-29AA5640dep +0 → arr−26
10-28AA1664arrived−3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +12 min smooth 🌫 overcast · WNW 16 kt Full DSM delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 4 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DSM: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to DFW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DSM to DFW questions

Is DSM–DFW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–DFW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:14 and evening departures around 19:42 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,006 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–116 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–DFW fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 35 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.