Is MSN–DSM running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Madison (MSN) to Des Moines (DSM) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 398 km, an estimated 1 hour 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madison and Des Moines. Updated 17 September 2026 at 11:48 UTC.
MSN
Madison
tracking
DSM
Des Moines
smooth · +0
398 km · ~1h 01m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live MSN and DSM delay boards
Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+4 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~1h 01mestimated from route distance
History
operated legs · board outcomes09-171I757arrived+4
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Madison to Des Moines route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSN 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.
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MSN to DSM questions
How long is the flight from MSN to DSM?
Great-circle distance is 398 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 58–64 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at MSN and arrival-side delay at DSM, 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.
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