DSM → PHXDes Moines to Phoenix

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Phoenix (PHX): 22 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,847 km, an estimated 2 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Phoenix. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Today, DSM → PHX

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 05:06 AA1795American Left 05:09 ·
  2. 14:30 AA3019American Left 14:29 ·

Checked DSM board 15:48 · PHX board 17:07

DSM Des Moines smooth · +3
PHX Phoenix smooth · +0
1,847 km · ~2h 52m est.
dep bank 05:06–18:2922x weekly
Running clean · 2 airlines · 22x weekly · nonstop
96 / 100

route health from live DSM and PHX delay boards

0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~2h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures22x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
American AirlinesSouthwest Airlines

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
American AirlinesAA

Flights AA1795 05:06 daily · AA3019 14:30 daily · AA4995 18:29 We Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN

Flights WN1833 14:00 Mo Th Fr · WN1849 14:15 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31AA1795departed+3
10-31AA3019departed−1
10-30AA1795departed+4
10-30AA3019departed+40
10-30AA4995departed+102
10-30WN1833departed+19
10-29AA1795departed+8
10-29AA3019departed+7
10-29AA4995departed+47
10-29WN1833departed+64
10-28AA1795departed+1
10-28AA3019departed+57
10-27AA1795departed+8
10-27AA3019departed+28
10-26AA1795departed+71
10-26AA3019departed+7
10-26WN1833departed+4
10-25AA1795departed+6
10-25AA3019departed+20
10-25AA4995departed+1
10-25WN1849departed+15

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 9 kt Full DSM delay board →
PHXPhoenix +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 8 kt Full PHX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DSM: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Phoenix route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to PHX 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 PHX questions

Is DSM–PHX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DSM–PHX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:06 and evening departures around 18:29 from DSM. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DSM to PHX?

Great-circle distance is 1,847 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 160–188 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–PHX fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 22 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.