The nonstop is quickest: American DSM → LAX (3h 57m), on time 7 times in 10. Southwest via Denver (6h 55m) is more reliable, 86%, but takes 2h 58m longer.
Time of day × airport
Share of this route’s flights leaving within 15 minutes, by airport and scheduled departure hour, over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Blank: no flights then (or fewer than 40 in the year).
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Airlines on this route
Arriving within 15 minutes. Regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Pick an airline to see its flights.
| American (incl. SkyWest) | 303 | 72% | 0.3% | 128 min |
Flights, best and worst
Flights in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule that ran 150+ times in the year. Times are local. Pick a flight for its history.
No flight on this route ran 150+ times in the year.
All 1 flights on this route →Nonstops by airline and airport
Arriving within 15 minutes, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Pick a row to see that airline’s flights on that airport pair.
| American | DSM | LAX | 3h 57m | 72% | 0.3% | 303 | Flying now |
Alternatives with one stop
All connections →| UnitedDetails → | DSM 05:50 → DEN 06:59UA 4777 · flown by SkyWest | 1h 01m Denver | DEN 08:00 → LAX 09:32UA 1638 | 5h 42m | 89% | 81% |
| AmericanDetails → | DSM 05:45 → PHX 06:45AA 1795 | 1h 15m Phoenix | PHX 08:00 → LAX 09:34AA 1892 | 5h 49m | 84% | 73% |
| UnitedDetails → | DSM 13:40 → DEN 14:51UA 5277 · flown by SkyWest | 52m Denver | DEN 15:43 → LAX 17:15UA 1195 | 5h 35m | 79% | 66% |
About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON