DSM → FSDDes Moines to Sioux Falls

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Sioux Falls (FSD): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 340 km, an estimated 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Sioux Falls. Updated 18 September 2026 at 03:18 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +12
FSD Sioux Falls heavy · +31
340 km · ~0h 56m est.
departs 21:591x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
71 / 100

route health from live DSM and FSD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~0h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesAA

Flights AA9664 21:59 Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-17AA9664arrived−1
09-16SVL3dep +0 → arr+0

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 Full DSM delay board →
FSDSioux Falls +31 min heavy Full FSD delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM and FSD: 49% odds of a 15+ minute delay, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Sioux Falls route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to FSD 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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DSM to FSD questions

Is DSM–FSD running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at FSD is the weaker end, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DSM to FSD?

Great-circle distance is 340 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 54–59 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–FSD fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 1 flight a week (thu). 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 FSD, 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.