Flights Des Moines → Newark
DSM → EWR
How long is the flight from Des Moines to Newark?
The flight from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark (EWR) takes about 2h 28m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Des Moines with Newark, offering travelers a direct link between these two cities. Newark Liberty International Airport, the destination airport for this route, opened in 2001 and serves over 43 million passengers annually.
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) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 23 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 31 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.1/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark (EWR) heads east for about 1,632 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 28m.
Departures from Des Moines on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of DSM-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Des Moines the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 23 tracked DSM-EWR flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 31 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
Airlines operating DSM-EWR
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Frequently asked questions about DSM-EWR
The flight from Des Moines (DSM) to Newark (EWR) takes about 2h 28m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Des Moines (DSM) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 31 minutes, based on 23 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Des Moines-Newark is 0.00% across 23 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
