DSM → AUSDes Moines to Austin

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Austin (AUS): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 38 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,311 km, an estimated 2 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Austin. Updated 18 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +10
AUS Austin smooth · +0
1,311 km · ~2h 11m est.
dep bank 15:39–15:492x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100

route health from live DSM and AUS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +38 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+38 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~2h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Sun
Allegiant Air

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Allegiant AirG4

Flights G4439 15:39 Su · G4452 15:49 Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18G4439dep +55 → arr+38
10-15G4452dep +17 → arr+10

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ESE 10 kt Full DSM delay board →
AUSAustin +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · ESE 6 kt Full AUS delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Austin route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to AUS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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DSM to AUS questions

Is DSM–AUS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–AUS?

Operators schedule 2 departures from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to AUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,311 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 123–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–AUS fly?

Allegiant Air runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.