Airlines with flights from Des Moines to Los Angeles
There are five airlines with scheduled flights between DSM and LAX. American Airlines is the only airline with non-stop flights from Des Moines International to LAX and the flight time is 4 hours and 1 minutes.
There are five airlines with scheduled flights between DSM and LAX. American Airlines is the only airline with non-stop flights from Des Moines International to LAX and the flight time is 4 hours and 1 minutes. Choose airline
Direct
Non-stop
4h 1min
Via Phoenix
4h 57min
Via Denver
5h 5min
Via Las Vegas
5h 10min
Via Denver
5h 18min
Via Denver
5h 48min
Via Minneapolis
5h 50min
Via Phoenix
5h 50min
Via Dallas
6h 9min
Via Chicago
6h 15min
Via Chicago
6h 17min
Via Chicago
6h 54min
NEW
Starts 27/09
Via Salt Lake City
7h 13min
NEW
Starts 01/10
Via Oakland
7h 25min
Schedules
Non-stop with American Airlines
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Total flight time: 4 hours and 1 minutes
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One World Alliance
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Los Angeles is a American Airlines hub.
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7 flights per week
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Embraer 175
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First class available
DSM
Direct
LAX
W32, Aug 03 - Aug 09
Flight
Mon
Aug 3
Tue
Aug 4
Wed
Aug 5
Thu
Aug 6
Fri
Aug 7
Sat
Aug 8
Sun
Aug 9
AA4971
18:50
18:50
18:48
18:48
18:48
18:48
18:48
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Phoenix with American Airlines
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Total flight time: 4h 57m - 6h 30m.
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One World Alliance
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Los Angeles is a American Airlines hub.
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84 flights per week
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Embraer 175
DSM
Via PHX
LAX
W32, Aug 03 - Aug 09
Flight
Mon
Aug 3
Tue
Aug 4
Wed
Aug 5
Thu
Aug 6
Fri
Aug 7
Sat
Aug 8
Sun
Aug 9
AA2835
AA3076
AA3076
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05:45
05:45
05:45
05:45
05:45
AA1795
AA1668
AA1668
05:45
05:45
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AA2516
AA2930
AA2930
14:26
14:26
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AA2275
AA1331
AA1331
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14:39
14:39
14:39
14:39
14:39
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Denver with Southwest Airlines
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Total flight time: 5h 05m - 8h 45m.
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Low-cost airline
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Los Angeles is a Southwest Airlines focus city (Operating base ).
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42 flights per week
DSM
Via DEN
LAX
W32, Aug 03 - Aug 09
Flight
Mon
Aug 3
Tue
Aug 4
Wed
Aug 5
Thu
Aug 6
Fri
Aug 7
Sat
Aug 8
Sun
Aug 9
WN1769
WN1568
WN1568
06:10
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WN255
WN1532
WN1532
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07:00
07:00
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WN1712
WN1532
WN1532
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07:15
07:15
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07:20
07:00
WN1712
WN417
WN417
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14:25
14:25
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WN366
WN1534
WN1534
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16:50
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WN1545
WN3460
WN3460
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18:40
18:40
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WN518
WN4093
WN4093
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19:10
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Las Vegas with Southwest Airlines
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Total flight time: 5h 10m - 7h 25m.
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Low-cost airline
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Los Angeles is a Southwest Airlines focus city (Operating base ).
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25 flights per week
DSM
Via LAS
LAX
W32, Aug 03 - Aug 09
Flight
Mon
Aug 3
Tue
Aug 4
Wed
Aug 5
Thu
Aug 6
Fri
Aug 7
Sat
Aug 8
Sun
Aug 9
WN1771
WN255
WN255
12:05
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WN3086
WN1555
WN1555
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12:05
12:05
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WN1731
WN715
WN715
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12:10
WN3086
WN715
WN715
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12:30
12:30
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WN3086
WN996
WN996
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15:05
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Denver with United Airlines
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Total flight time: 5h 18m - 7h 48m.
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Los Angeles is a United Airlines hub (Secondary hub).
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136 flights per week
DSM
Via DEN
LAX
W32, Aug 03 - Aug 09
Flight
Mon
Aug 3
Tue
Aug 4
Wed
Aug 5
Thu
Aug 6
Fri
Aug 7
Sat
Aug 8
Sun
Aug 9
UA4777
UA1638
UA1638
05:50
05:50
05:50
05:50
05:52
05:50
05:50
UA1521
UA1013
UA1013
09:14
09:14
09:14
09:14
09:14
09:14
09:14
UA5288
UA774
UA774
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:34
11:34
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11:34
UA5277
UA1195
UA1195
13:40
13:40
13:40
13:40
13:40
13:40
13:40
UA1781
UA1262
UA1262
17:17
17:17
17:17
17:17
17:17
17:17
17:17
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Denver with Frontier
Via Minneapolis with Delta