DSM → LASDes Moines to Las Vegas

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Las Vegas (LAS): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,952 km, an estimated 3 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Las Vegas. Updated 31 October 2026 at 01:22 UTC.

Today, DSM → LAS

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 11:50 WN649Southwest Left 12:06 +16 Landed 13:04 +4
  2. · G41722 On schedule LAS est. 23:54 +40sched 23:14

Checked DSM board 15:48 · LAS board 18:22

DSM Des Moines smooth · +13
LAS Las Vegas disrupted · +67
1,952 km · ~3h 00m est.
dep bank 11:50–22:0011x weekly
Under pressure · 2 airlines · 11x weekly · nonstop
46 / 100

route health from live DSM and LAS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~3h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Allegiant AirSouthwest 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
Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN649 11:50 Mo Th Fr · WN654 12:00 Su · WN1833 12:10 Tu We · WN3988 14:30 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN649dep +16 → arr+4
10-291I923departed+31
10-29G4461departed+5
10-29WN649departed+8
10-281I976departed−7
10-28ASP668departed+48
10-28G41625departed+22
10-28WN1833dep +19 → arr−3
10-27WN1833departed+7
10-26WN649departed+9
10-25G4122departed+24
10-25WN654departed+11
10-24WN3988departed+6

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 +13 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 8 kt Full DSM delay board →
LASLas Vegas +67 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · E 9 kt Full LAS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DSM and LAS: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 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 Las Vegas route actually runs

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

Is DSM–LAS running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at LAS is the weaker end, route health score 46/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–LAS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:50 and evening departures around 22:00 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to LAS?

Great-circle distance is 1,952 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 168–197 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–LAS fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 11 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.