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Flights A87171 01:55 Tu · A87290 03:24 Fr · A87294 23:30 We
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Direct flights from El Paso (ELP) to Des Moines (DSM): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 75 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,564 km, an estimated 2 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at El Paso and Des Moines. Updated 4 November 2026 at 16:48 UTC.
ELP
El Paso
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DSM
Des Moines
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1,564 km · ~2h 30m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live ELP and DSM delay boards
Median arrival delay is +75 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+75 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Flight time~2h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Ameriflight
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 outcomes11-04PKW988arrived+75
10-31TCN765arrived+51
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
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How the El Paso to Des Moines route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ELP to DSM 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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Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search: El Paso (ELP) to Des Moines (DSM) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ELP-DSM
ELP to DSM questions
Is ELP–DSM running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Morning or evening flight on ELP–DSM?
Operators schedule morning departures around 01:55 and evening departures around 23:30 from ELP. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DSM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
How long is the flight from ELP to DSM?
Great-circle distance is 1,564 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ELP–DSM fly?
Ameriflight runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, wed, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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