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$173 Find cheap flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers

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Cheap flight deals from Des Moines to Fort Myers (DSM-RSW)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:37 pm - 12:20 amDSM-RSW
4h 43m1 stop
12:22 pm - 4:47 pmRSW-DSM
5h 25m1 stop
$216Delta
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Fri, Oct 11 - Thu, Oct 17
3:57 pm - 10:56 pmDSM-RSW
5h 59m1 stop
4:17 pm - 11:03 pmRSW-DSM
7h 46m1 stop
$272American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 1 - Tue, Aug 6
5:48 am - 3:30 pmDSM-RSW
8h 42m2 stops
4:17 pm - 11:03 pmRSW-DSM
7h 46m1 stop
$277American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 1 - Tue, Aug 6
6:18 am - 4:29 pmDSM-RSW
9h 11m2 stops
10:34 am - 7:12 pmRSW-DSM
9h 38m2 stops
$292American Airlines
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Fri, Oct 25 - Tue, Oct 29
3:33 pm - 12:32 amDSM-RSW
7h 59m1 stop
4:24 pm - 9:16 pmRSW-DSM
5h 52m1 stop
$316American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 20
6:00 am - 2:55 pmDSM-RSW
7h 55m2 stops
8:33 am - 12:38 pmRSW-DSM
5h 05m1 stop
$317American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 29 - Fri, Dec 6
3:33 pm - 12:32 amDSM-RSW
7h 59m1 stop
11:37 am - 7:35 pmRSW-DSM
8h 58m2 stops
$321American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 20
4:00 pm - 11:22 pmDSM-RSW
6h 22m1 stop
5:45 am - 10:21 amRSW-DSM
5h 36m1 stop
$356Delta
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Sat, Jul 20 - Sat, Jul 27
6:05 am - 3:57 pmDSM-RSW
8h 52m1 stop
3:55 pm - 11:46 pmRSW-DSM
8h 51m1 stop
$467United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 10 - Fri, Aug 16
6:05 am - 3:57 pmDSM-RSW
8h 52m1 stop
1:04 pm - 9:49 pmRSW-DSM
9h 45m2 stops
$472United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 10 - Fri, Aug 16

Flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

The average price of all flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Des Moines to Fort Myers, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Fort Myers back to Des Moines, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers is July, where tickets cost $306 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and March, where the average cost of tickets is $753 and $556 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Des Moines to Fort Myers, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Fort Myers from Des Moines were found on American Airlines ($173) and United Airlines ($233), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Delta ($216) and American Airlines ($272).

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Low season

April

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$173
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 21% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Des Moines to Fort Myers based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers

  • What is the cheapest flight from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Des Moines to Fort Myers was $173 for a one-way ticket and $216 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Des Moines and Fort Myers?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Des Moines to Fort Myers. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    Des Moines and Fort Myers are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Des Moines from Des Moines and will be arriving at Fort Myers SW Florida Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Des Moines and Fort Myers, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $461 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $450 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Fort Myers from Des Moines is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Fort Myers with an airline and back to Des Moines with another airline. Booking your flights between Des Moines and RSW can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Des Moines to Fort Myers?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Fort Myers from Des Moines up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Des Moines to Fort Myers

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Des Moines to Fort Myers. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Des Moines to Fort Myers? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10277 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
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Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

2.0 MediocreNairan, May 2024JFK - FLL
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Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

5-hour delay due to storms in Tanoa and airspace restricted by Miami traffic controllers.

I would fly again the whole experience was great. The only feed back I can give that they don't do that American Airlines does is the crew there is more humorous with boarding and thank their passengers. It makes it more fun to fly with them. I would however fly Delta again.

Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

They did a fine job. Can't wait to use Delta in the future.

Seat back monitors and outlets were dead and not working.

The experience was good and the flight departed on time and landed early

The flight was delayed but we got to our final destination.

public website still broken for years randomly blocking browsers with privacy options active after loading a page maybe once. check-in on laptop was almost impossible but eventually randomly worked. had to print pass at airport since couldn't get back in to load digital pass on mobile firefox or chrome. red eye flight so smooth onboarding, plenty of room to spread out, easy offboarding. onboard wifi instructions mention vpn can cause problems connecting but fails to also mention private dns. no printed or built in menu list, seems weird to require personal device to point at qr code link for menu which does not even allow direct ordering. people with health condition risk related dietary restrictions trying to avoid for example cholesterol and sugar are left guessing what they can order either way without nutritional info highlights (cranberry juice was minute maid cocktail with as much suger as typical can of soda). tap to pay wasn't working and always seems sketchy to manually enter card info. good movie variety, so limited tv was okay.

Boarding super slow with people allowed to linger in aisles

The entertainment wasn’t playing in the app or online.

It is a modern tragedy that any airline expects you to travel for 14 hours in such discomfort and that the only way to add comfort is exorbitant prices. I was in pain by the time we landed. Shameful.

Original plane sidelined. Had to wait an hour for replacement.

Crew was very cooperative and professional. Passenger's first checked in bag should be free.

No real agent onsite helping you for missing luggage there. Not like the other airline next to UA desk, they have staff attending in their desk assisting answer/helping luggage issue, even after midnight.

Horrible, the flights kept delaying, so it is obvious that we won't be able to make it to the next connection. No easier/real agent on site to help you figure this out. UA agent on other counters refuse to assist you and direct us to use the QR code/call customer service. So inefficient and poor. While technology seems convenient, but it's not the best interest/experience for customers need help while there is active issue need assistance.

After the morning frenzy of 35 min wait through CLT security at 4;30 AM, it was nice to have a smooth pleasant boarding experience. This 6:30 AM flight was not full. We were able to get seated swiftly and took off promptly. Nice touch they distributed the old fashioned headsets with 8 mm jacks. Snacks were decent and arrival was uneventful.

My window shade didn’t work. So I missed coming into my city. ☹️

Flight was delayed in the gate by 5 hours and ultimately cancelled- rebooking service by United agents was terrible

Flight was delayed due to the late arrival of the catering truck, which is quite unacceptable. There was a beverage service, but no pretzel, or cookie, or nuts were served in coach.

Everything was fine once we actually got on our flight. It was more then annoying they canceled (delayed) our flight. We lost out on a day of our trip along with money on our stay. Plus we had to book another hotel. So expensive.

This flight was canceled and delayed several times without explanation. The plane was freezing cold and no wifi for messaging. Getting off the plane was terribly unorganized and felt like it took forever….

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

It was a good flight. Of course it was full, but it went well.

We sat on the plane for 1 hour because the airline was short handed could not be unloading.

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

Flight delayed 3 times. We were directed to go to a gate across from our gate. The plane wasn't there yet so we had to wait for it to arrive, then deplane everyone and then wait again for the plane to be cleaned. After 45 minuites we were allowed on the plane. The first plane had mechanical issues. The 2nd plane must have had bathroom issues because we did not have any food service whatsoever. No snack or beverage. That made for a long time not to have anything considering that we had just made it to the original gate and we had no time to stop to get food or a drink. Then we didn't want to leave the gate to get food because we wouldn't know how much longer the delay would be. Then the next gate change. Had we been told that the total time would have been aprox 45 min later we would have left to get food and a beverage. We had to wait again for the okay to the pilot to take off so we were on the runway for another 20 min. Overall, we were delayed over 2 hours which felt like 4 hours.

Lots of weather delays that were poorly communicated and managed. I get there are weather delays but they didn’t make it clear what was happening or comfortable on the plane

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Des Moines to Fort Myers found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/28Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 52mDSM-RSW
$173
8/8Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
5h 47mDSM-RSW
$233
7/28Sun
2 stops
21h 26mDSM-RSW
$242
8/8Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
17h 31mDSM-RSW
$318
7/28Sun
3 stops
17h 55mDSM-RSW
$332
6/21Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
7h 09mDSM-RSW
$334
6/21Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
8h 36mDSM-RSW
$339

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Last minute flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Des Moines to Fort Myers that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 36mDSM-RSW
6/20Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 15mRSW-DSM
$688
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 27mDSM-RSW
6/20Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 26mRSW-DSM
$693
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
5h 52mDSM-RSW
6/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 00mRSW-DSM
$703
6/12Wed
multi-stopDelta
5h 14mDSM-RSW
6/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
9h 23mRSW-DSM
$708
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 36mDSM-RSW
6/14Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 15mRSW-DSM
$713
6/16Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 36mDSM-RSW
6/20Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
11h 12mRSW-DSM
$858
6/13Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 27mDSM-RSW
7/7Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
12h 21mRSW-DSM
$926
6/12Wed
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 27mDSM-RSW
6/14Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
10h 23mRSW-DSM
$954

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Des Moines - Fort Myers Flights

Departure:

Des Moines (DSM)United States

Destination:

Fort Myers (RSW)United States

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Fort Myers - Des Moines

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