DSM → IAHDes Moines to Houston

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Houston (IAH): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,293 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Houston. Updated 19 September 2026 at 19:53 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +10
IAH Houston smooth · +0
1,293 km · ~2h 09m est.
dep bank 06:15–15:027x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live DSM and IAH delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United 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
United AirlinesUA

Flights UA2207 06:15 Fr · UA4031 06:15 Mo Tu Th Sa Su · UA4793 06:15 We · UA6117 15:02 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-19UA4031arrived−7
09-19YV4031departed+15
09-18UA2207dep +9 → arr−14
09-18UA6117dep +6 → arr−12

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 +10 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 11 kt Full DSM delay board →
IAHHouston +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSW 3 kt Full IAH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Houston route actually runs

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

Is DSM–IAH running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–IAH?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:15 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the IAH delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to IAH?

Great-circle distance is 1,293 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–141 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–IAH fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.