Flights Des Moines → Las Vegas
DSM → LAS
Route overview
The flight route from Des Moines to Las Vegas operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 75%, experiencing an average delay of 13 minutes. With a total of 144 flights annually, this route serves one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, handling over 52 million passengers per year at its destination.
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) → Las Vegas (LAS) route is operated by Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines. Across 192 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 12.9/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Las Vegas (LAS) heads west for about 1,953 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 52m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 76% of DSM-LAS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Las Vegas it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 192 tracked DSM-LAS flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegiant Air (G4) | 78% | 11 min | 2.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DSM-LAS
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Las Vegas (LAS) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 192 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Las Vegas is 3.65% across 192 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Allegiant Air, Southwest 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.
