DSM → FLLDes Moines to Fort Lauderdale

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Direct flights from Des Moines (DSM) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 52 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,119 km, an estimated 3 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Des Moines and Fort Lauderdale. Updated 23 October 2026 at 10:48 UTC.

DSM Des Moines smooth · +11
FLL Fort Lauderdale smooth · +0
2,119 km · ~3h 13m est.
dep bank 15:54–17:522x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live DSM and FLL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +52 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+52 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~3h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Allegiant Air

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Allegiant AirG4

Flights G42070 15:54 Su · G4518 varies Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22G4518dep +80 → arr+52
10-18G42070dep +58 → arr+38

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DSMDes Moines +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 11 kt Full DSM delay board →
FLLFort Lauderdale +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 7 kt Full FLL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DSM: 42% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Des Moines to Fort Lauderdale route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DSM to FLL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DSM to FLL questions

Is DSM–FLL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DSM is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DSM to FLL?

Great-circle distance is 2,119 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 180–212 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DSM–FLL fly?

Allegiant Air runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sun, thu). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DSM and arrival-side delay at FLL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.