United AirlinesUA
Flights UA5130 12:30 Sa
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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Fort Dodge (FOD): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 121 km, an estimated 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Fort Dodge. Updated 19 September 2026 at 20:48 UTC.
DSM
Des Moines
smooth · +11
FOD
Fort Dodge
tracking
121 km · ~0h 39m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100
route health from live DSM and FOD delay boards
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~0h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Des Moines to Fort Dodge route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to FOD 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 →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DSM-FOD
DSM to FOD questions
Is DSM–FOD running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DSM to FOD?
Great-circle distance is 121 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 39–40 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DSM–FOD fly?
United Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DSM and arrival-side delay at FOD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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