DSM → BNADes Moines to Nashville

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Nashville (BNA): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 853 km, an estimated 1 hour 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Nashville. Updated 22 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Today, DSM → BNA

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 08:28 G4326Allegiant Air Left 08:36 +8 Landed 09:55 −7

Checked DSM board 15:48 · BNA board 15:03

DSM Des Moines busy · +16
BNA Nashville smooth · +0
853 km · ~1h 36m est.
dep bank 06:25–08:283x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
89 / 100

route health from live DSM and BNA delay boards

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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 G4476 06:25 Mo · G4326 08:28 Th · G4339 08:28 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22G4326dep +8 → arr−7
10-19G4476dep +10 → arr−3
10-18G4339dep +1 → arr−13
10-16G4340dep +3 → arr−8

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 +16 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SSE 5 kt Full DSM delay board →
BNANashville +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 7 kt Full BNA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 43% 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 Nashville route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to BNA 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DSM-BNA
How we measure this →

DSM to BNA questions

Is DSM–BNA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–BNA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:25 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BNA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to BNA?

Great-circle distance is 853 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 90–103 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–BNA fly?

Allegiant Air runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, mon, thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.