DSM → SLCDes Moines to Salt Lake City

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Salt Lake City (SLC): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 1,533 km, an estimated 2 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Salt Lake City. Updated 17 October 2026 at 21:48 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +8
SLC Salt Lake City smooth · +0
1,533 km · ~2h 28m est.
departs 14:001x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
94 / 100

route health from live DSM and SLC delay boards

Flight time~2h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
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Allegiant Air

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
Allegiant AirG4

Flights G44756 14:00 Th

Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +8 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 7 kt Full DSM delay board →
SLCSalt Lake City +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 5 kt Full SLC 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 Salt Lake City route actually runs

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

Is DSM–SLC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DSM to SLC?

Great-circle distance is 1,533 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 138–161 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–SLC fly?

Allegiant Air 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 SLC, 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.