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American Airlines Flights from Des Moines (DSM)

American Airlines operates 8 direct destinations from Des Moines (DSM). Popular routes include Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Charlotte (CLT), and 2 more. Flights operate daily with 140+ weekly departures.

Most frequent routes:

Chicago (ORD) (35/week)
Dallas (DFW) (28/week)
Charlotte (CLT) (21/week)
Phoenix (PHX) (21/week)
Arlington (DCA) (14/week)

8

Destinations

140

Weekly Flights

American

Airline

0

International

How Many Destinations Does American Airlines Serve from Des Moines (DSM)?

American Airlines serves 8 direct destinations from Des Moines (DSM), operating 140 weekly departures.

Route Intelligence Dashboard

Overall Connectivity Score

75

Excellent
Route Diversity

8

Direct Routes

American Airlines serves 8 destinations from DSM

Weekly Frequency

140

Weekly Flights

Trend: Growing

Top 5 Most Frequent Routes - Details
RouteWeekly FlightsDurationDistanceReliability
DSMChicago (ORD) (ORD)
35/week
1h 05m - 2h 00m299 km
Very Stable
DSMDallas (DFW) (DFW)
28/week
1h 52m - 2h 21m628 km
Moderate
DSMCharlotte (CLT) (CLT)
21/week
2h 15m - 2h 45m818 km
Moderate
DSMPhoenix (PHX) (PHX)
21/week
3h 00m - 3h 45m1,154 km
Moderate
DSMArlington (DCA) (DCA)
14/week
2h 21m - 2h 52m900 km
Moderate

Direct American Airlines Destinations from DSM

Des Moines (DSM)Chicago (ORD)
35 weekly
1h 05m - 2h 00m
299 km
Domestic
Duration

1h 05m - 2h 00m

Distance

299 km (186 miles)

Aircraft Type

Embraer 175

Popularity
Very Popular
Very Stable
Des Moines (DSM)Dallas (DFW)
28 weekly
1h 52m - 2h 21m
628 km
Domestic
Duration

1h 52m - 2h 21m

Distance

628 km (390 miles)

Aircraft Type

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

Popularity
Very Popular
Moderate
Des Moines (DSM)Charlotte (CLT)
21 weekly
2h 15m - 2h 45m
818 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 15m - 2h 45m

Distance

818 km (508 miles)

Aircraft Type

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Des Moines (DSM)Phoenix (PHX)
21 weekly
3h 00m - 3h 45m
1154 km
Domestic
Duration

3h 00m - 3h 45m

Distance

1154 km (717 miles)

Aircraft Type

Airbus A320

Popularity
Popular
Moderate
Des Moines (DSM)Arlington (DCA)
14 weekly
2h 21m - 2h 52m
900 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 21m - 2h 52m

Distance

900 km (559 miles)

Aircraft Type

Embraer 175

Popularity
Moderate
Moderate
Des Moines (DSM)Los Angeles (LAX)
7 weekly
3h 50m - 4h 25m
1452 km
Domestic
Duration

3h 50m - 4h 25m

Distance

1452 km (902 miles)

Aircraft Type

Embraer 175

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Des Moines (DSM)Miami (MIA)
7 weekly
3h 19m - 3h 30m
Domestic
Duration

3h 19m - 3h 30m

Aircraft Type

Embraer 175

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal
Des Moines (DSM)New York (LGA)
7 weekly
2h 34m - 2h 51m
1033 km
Domestic
Duration

2h 34m - 2h 51m

Distance

1033 km (642 miles)

Aircraft Type

Embraer 175

Popularity
Less Popular
Seasonal

All American Airlines Routes from DSM

DestinationWeekly FlightsDurationDistanceAircraftStatus

Chicago (ORD)

35

1h 05m - 2h 00m

299 km

Embraer 175
Domestic
Very Stable

Dallas (DFW)

28

1h 52m - 2h 21m

628 km

Boeing 737-800 Passenger
Domestic
Moderate

Charlotte (CLT)

21

2h 15m - 2h 45m

818 km

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900
Domestic
Moderate

Phoenix (PHX)

21

3h 00m - 3h 45m

1154 km

Airbus A320
Domestic
Moderate

Arlington (DCA)

14

2h 21m - 2h 52m

900 km

Embraer 175
Domestic
Moderate

Los Angeles (LAX)

7

3h 50m - 4h 25m

1452 km

Embraer 175
Domestic
Seasonal

Miami (MIA)

7

3h 19m - 3h 30m

-

Embraer 175
Domestic
Seasonal

New York (LGA)

7

2h 34m - 2h 51m

1033 km

Embraer 175
Domestic
Seasonal

Domestic vs International Routes

8

Domestic Routes

0

International Routes

Aircraft Types Used

American Airlines uses the following aircraft types on routes from Des Moines (DSM):

Embraer 175
Boeing 737-800 Passenger
Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900
Airbus A320
20

Departures

American Airlines flights from Des Moines (DSM)
21

Arrivals

American Airlines flights to Des Moines (DSM)
8

Destinations

Served from here
8

Origins

Cities with flights to

Most Popular Routes

Des Moines (DSM)Arlington (DCA)
Domestic

Arlington (DCA)

2 flights2 flights

American Airlines Flight Schedule - Departures from Des Moines (DSM)

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American Airlines Flight Schedule - Arrivals to Des Moines (DSM)

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American Airlines Terminal Information at Des Moines (DSM)

All American Airlines flights operate from Terminal 1 at Des Moines (DSM) airport.

Terminal Phone: 800-433-7300

American Airlines Departures from Des Moines (DSM)

FlightAirlineDestinationDepartureArrivalAircraft

AA5450

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

06:39

10:20:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900

AA1985

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

14:15

17:34:00

Airbus A320

AA5630

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

16:03

19:34:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900

AA4698

American Airlines

American Airlines

Arlington (DCA)

06:00

09:29:00

Embraer 175

AA4102

American Airlines

American Airlines

Arlington (DCA)

12:54

16:24:00

Embraer 175

AA2326

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

05:00

07:09:00

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

AA2809

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

11:30

13:39:00

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

AA1680

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

15:31

17:40:00

Airbus A319

AA3191

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

17:26

19:34:00

Airbus A320

AA6409

American Airlines

American Airlines

Los Angeles (LAX)

15:23

17:24:00

Embraer 175

AA4795

American Airlines

American Airlines

New York (LGA)

07:00

10:49:00

Embraer 175

AA3538

American Airlines

American Airlines

Miami (MIA)

06:00

10:22:00

Embraer 175

AA3601

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

05:41

07:23:00

Embraer 175

AA6364

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

08:51

10:42:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA6211

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

13:06

14:48:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA4711

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

13:53

15:24:00

Embraer 175

AA6292

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

18:56

20:48:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA1428

American Airlines

American Airlines

Phoenix (PHX)

05:10

07:23:00

Airbus A320

AA6210

American Airlines

American Airlines

Phoenix (PHX)

14:41

17:05:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA1318

American Airlines

American Airlines

Phoenix (PHX)

18:20

20:34:00

Airbus A319

American Airlines Arrivals to Des Moines (DSM)

FlightAirlineOriginDepartureArrivalAircraft

AA5438

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

22:35

00:21:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900

AA1985

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

11:49

13:29:00

Airbus A320

AA5630

American Airlines

American Airlines

Charlotte (CLT)

13:54

15:33:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900

AA4102

American Airlines

American Airlines

Arlington (DCA)

10:30

12:24:00

Embraer 175

AA4702

American Airlines

American Airlines

Arlington (DCA)

22:00

23:55:00

Embraer 175

AA2809

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

08:45

10:40:00

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

AA1680

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

12:54

14:51:00

Airbus A319

AA3191

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

14:52

16:41:00

Airbus A320

AA1371

American Airlines

American Airlines

Dallas (DFW)

20:53

22:53:00

Boeing 737-800 Passenger

AA6409

American Airlines

American Airlines

Los Angeles (LAX)

09:10

14:53:00

Embraer 175

AA4395

American Airlines

American Airlines

New York (LGA)

17:10

19:33:00

Embraer 175

AA3558

American Airlines

American Airlines

Miami (MIA)

20:55

23:38:00

Embraer 175

AA4782

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

23:59

01:23:00

Embraer 175

AA6364

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

06:50

08:21:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA6247

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

11:02

12:36:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA4711

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

11:56

13:22:00

Embraer 175

AA6292

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

16:55

18:26:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA3921

American Airlines

American Airlines

Chicago (ORD)

22:16

23:44:00

Embraer 175

AA6210

American Airlines

American Airlines

Phoenix (PHX)

09:50

13:49:00

Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 700 and Challenger 870

AA1318

American Airlines

American Airlines

Phoenix (PHX)

13:52

17:36:00

Airbus A319

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Weather & Climate at Des Moines (DSM)

11.9°C

Avg Temperature

55mm

Avg Rainfall

13.6km/h

Avg Wind Speed

66%

Avg Humidity

Best Months to Visit

Challenging Months

12-Month Weather Overview

Wind Speed by Month

Humidity by Month

Best Time to Book Flights to Des Moines (DSM)

Best Booking Window

Book 2-3 months in advance for best prices

Booking Tip

Avoid booking during extreme weather months for better deals

Recommended Months

2025-05
2025-06
2025-09

These months offer the best balance of weather, prices, and availability.

Monthly Booking Recommendations

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Best Months to Fly American Airlines to Des Moines (DSM)

Best Months

2025-05
2025-06
2025-09

Optimal conditions for travel with favorable weather, prices, and availability.

Shoulder Season

2025-01
2025-02
2025-03
2025-04
2025-07
2025-08
2025-10
2025-11
2025-12

Transition periods with moderate conditions. Good balance of price and experience.

Seasonal Insight

Best travel months: 2025-05, 2025-06, 2025-09

Seasonal Travel Calendar

Best - Optimal Conditions
Shoulder - Good Value
Challenging
Extreme - Use Caution

Frequently Asked Questions

How many American Airlines flights depart from Des Moines (DSM) daily?

American Airlines operates 20 departures from Des Moines (DSM) daily.

How many American Airlines flights arrive at Des Moines (DSM) daily?

American Airlines operates 21 arrivals at Des Moines (DSM) daily.

How many destinations does American Airlines serve from Des Moines (DSM)?

American Airlines serves 8 destinations from Des Moines (DSM): Arlington (DCA), Charlotte (CLT), Chicago (ORD), Dallas (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), and 3 more.

How many origins does American Airlines receive flights from to Des Moines (DSM)?

American Airlines receives flights from 8 origins to Des Moines (DSM): Phoenix (PHX), Arlington (DCA), Los Angeles (LAX), Charlotte (CLT), Miami (MIA), and 3 more.

What aircraft types does American Airlines use at Des Moines (DSM)?

American Airlines uses Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Boeing 737-800 Passenger, Airbus A319 and 1 more aircraft type at Des Moines (DSM).

What is the American Airlines terminal phone number at Des Moines (DSM)?

The American Airlines terminal phone number at Des Moines (DSM) is 800-433-7300 (Terminal 1).

What are the earliest and latest American Airlines departure times from Des Moines (DSM)?

The earliest American Airlines flight departs at 05:00 and the latest departs at 18:56.

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