Flights Des Moines → Dallas-Fort Worth
DSM → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Embraer RJ145 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic. With 76% of flights arriving on time and an average delay of 19.6 minutes, the route maintains moderate punctuality across its total of 357 scheduled flights.
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 Des Moines (DSM) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 448 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads south for about 1,006 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 41m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 47% of DSM-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 448 tracked DSM-DFW flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 2.5% 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 DSM-DFW
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 448 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Dallas-Fort Worth is 2.46% across 448 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.
