MCI → DSMKansas City to Des Moines

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Direct flights from Kansas City (MCI) to Des Moines (DSM): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. The median arrival is 196 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 264 km, an estimated 50 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kansas City and Des Moines. Updated 16 September 2026 at 14:53 UTC.

MCI Kansas City smooth · +9
DSM Des Moines smooth · +0
264 km · ~0h 50m est.
dep bank 09:00–22:416x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 6x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live MCI and DSM delay boards

Median arrival delay is +196 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+196 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~0h 50mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x3 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesDelta Air LinesSouthwest 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 AA4955 20:49 Tu · AA4435 21:01 Tu · AA1336 21:40 Tu · AA4395 varies Mo Tu We

Delta Air LinesDL

Flights DL4904 varies Tu We · DL5087 22:20 Tu

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN3425 22:41 Mo

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-14AA4395dep +643 → arr−689
09-14WN3425dep +76 → arr+196

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
MCIKansas City +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 13 kt Full MCI delay board →
DSMDes Moines +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 11 kt Full DSM delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MCI and DSM: 48% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +13 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kansas City to Des Moines route actually runs

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

Is MCI–DSM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MCI 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 MCI–DSM?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:49 from MCI. 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 MCI to DSM?

Great-circle distance is 264 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 49–53 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MCI–DSM fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 10 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.