Flights Las Vegas → Des Moines
LAS → DSM
Route overview
The flight route from Las Vegas to Des Moines operates with a Boeing 737-300 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 73%, with an average delay of 9.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 144 flights are scheduled on this route, serving a destination airport that handles about 2.8 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 Las Vegas (LAS) → Des Moines (DSM) route is operated by Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines. Across 192 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.3/100 (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 Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Des Moines: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Las Vegas (LAS) to Des Moines (DSM) heads north-east for about 1,953 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 52m.
Departures from Las Vegas on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 59% of LAS-DSM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Las Vegas the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Des Moines it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 192 tracked LAS-DSM flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 11 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 LAS-DSM
On the Las Vegas (LAS) -> Des Moines (DSM) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 192 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Las Vegas-Des Moines is 3.65% across 192 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Des Moines, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
