Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Des Moines
DFW → DSM
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Des Moines operates with a high frequency of 355 flights annually, using aircraft such as the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Embraer RJ145. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 21.4 minutes, serving one of the busiest destination airports that handles over two million passengers per year.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Des Moines (DSM) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 446 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.02%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Des Moines: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Des Moines (DSM) heads north for about 1,006 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of DFW-DSM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Des Moines it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 446 tracked DFW-DSM flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-DSM
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Des Moines (DSM) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 446 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Des Moines is 2.02% across 446 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
