Direct flights from Des Moines
27 nonstop destinations. Zero layovers, zero connections — just one hop out of DSM.
Usually: Nashville (BNA), on Allegiant
Los Angeles (LAX), 1,450 miles · 3 h 15 m
Where one hop gets you
Dashed arcs = nonstop routes from DSM · updates with the day filterDrag to pan · scroll with ⌘/Ctrl to zoom · arrow keys when focused
Hotels near DSM with a free airport shuttle 23% of flights from DSM leave before 7am
Airline schedules filed for the week of Jan 4–Jan 10 show these changes from DSM:
- Allegiant to Newark (EWR) — 2 flights that week; not flying it now
- Allegiant to Punta Gorda (PGD) — up to 5 a week, from 2 now
- Allegiant to Boston (BOS) — none scheduled that week; 2 a week now
- Allegiant to Philadelphia (PHL) — none scheduled that week; 2 a week now
From schedules as filed on Nov 1. Airlines change them, so confirm before you book. We check Allegiant, Breeze, Avelo and Sun Country once a month — the airlines whose routes come and go with the seasons.
American
United
Southwest
Delta
Sun Country
AllegiantFlight numbers from Des Moines (DSM)
Each one's timetable, usual aircraft and how it ran in our sample — 12 of the 16 we cover from DSM, flown most days first.
What changed in the past year
Comparing August 2025 with November 2026 · DSM
- Nonstop service to St Louis ended — it was flying 14 flights a week.
- Nonstop service to Philadelphia ended — it was flying 12 flights a week.
- Nonstop service to Statesville ended — it was flying 11 flights a week.
- Nonstop service to Los Angeles began, now 7 flights a week.
- Southwest started flying to Chicago (MDW).
- Sun Country started flying to Minneapolis.
- Southwest started flying to Phoenix (PHX).
- Nonstop service to Chicago (MDW) stopped and later resumed, peaking at 16 flights a week.
…and 10 smaller changes over the same period.
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Where can you fly nonstop from Des Moines (DSM)?
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) offers nonstop flights to 27 destinations across the United States. The busiest direct routes from DSM are served by American, United, Southwest and Delta, with the most frequent nonstop service to Chicago, Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Every route below leaves DSM and lands at your destination — no layovers, no connections. Use the day filter above to see exactly which routes fly on the day you want to travel. Route data updated November 2026 from observed departures.
Usually the cheapest nonstop from Des Moines is to Nashville (BNA) on Allegiant, then Austin (AUS) on Allegiant, then Santa Ana (SNA) on Allegiant.
Longest nonstop from Des Moines: Los Angeles (LAX), about 1,450 miles and 3 h 15 m.
Airlines and flight times at DSM
7 airlines fly nonstop out of DSM. American runs the biggest operation — about 126 of the 362 weekly departures (35%), across 9 routes — followed by United and Delta.
The airlines flying nonstop out of Des Moines are American, United, Delta, Southwest, Allegiant, Frontier and Sun Country.
On 20 of Des Moines's 27 nonstop routes, a single airline has the service to itself — American is the only airline with a nonstop to Dallas-Fort Worth, and Delta the only one to Atlanta.
The shortest nonstop out of DSM is Minneapolis at about 42m in the air; the longest is Los Angeles at about 3h16m.
Route data updated November 2026 from observed flight departures. Schedules change — always confirm with the airline before booking.